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Origin

Zambia Beans Origin

A northern-plateau dry bean origin with multiple corridor options to the coast.

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Locator map of Zambia and its neighbours in eastern Africa, with Zambia shaded. Zambia is landlocked, so cargo loads at Dar es Salaam in Tanzania or Beira in Mozambique or Nacala in Mozambique.TanzaniaZambiaMozambiqueDar es SalaamBeiraNacala
Zambia is landlocked. Cargo loads at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Beira, Mozambique or Nacala, Mozambique. Outlines: Natural Earth.
Commodities
6 sourced from Zambia
Export gateways
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) · Beira (Mozambique) · Nacala (Mozambique)
Producing regions
3 zones covered

Commodities

What Zambia supplies

Every commodity in the catalogue sourced from Zambia, with the note that matters commercially for each and the producing zones named in the sourcing data.

Sourcing

Production regions

Where the crop is grown in Zambia, and what each zone contributes commercially. Districts named are the recognised growing areas for the zone, not the location of a specific lot.

  • Northern and Muchinga provinces

    Northern plateau

    Red Kidney Beans · Small White Beans · Yellow Beans

    The principal bean-producing zone.

  • Luapula and Copperbelt

    Northern high-rainfall districts

    Red Kidney Beans · Yellow Beans

  • Eastern Province

    Drier eastern districts

    Cowpeas · Red Kidney Beans

Sourcing in Zambia

Zambia produces common beans in the northern plateau provinces, where rainfall is higher and more reliable, along with cowpeas in the drier districts. Rainfall is unimodal, so there is a single harvest and a defined marketing season.

ISO country code ZM

Seasonality

Zambia crop calendar

Planting, harvest, peak availability and export windows for 5 of the 6 commodities sourced from Zambia.

  • Cowpeas

    Planting
    December to January
    Harvest
    May to July
    Peak availability
    June to July
    Export window
    June to October

  • Red Kidney Beans

    Planting
    December to January
    Harvest
    May to July
    Peak availability
    June to July
    Export window
    June to October

  • Light Speckled Kidney Beans

    Planting
    December to January
    Harvest
    May to July
    Peak availability
    June to July
    Export window
    June to October

  • Small White Beans

    Planting
    December to January
    Harvest
    May to July
    Peak availability
    June to July
    Export window
    June to October

  • Yellow Beans

    Planting
    December to January
    Harvest
    May to July
    Peak availability
    June to July
    Export window
    June to October
KeyPlantingHarvestPeak availabilityExport window

Crop timing may vary by region, rainfall patterns and growing season. Windows shown are indicative and should be confirmed against current-season availability before contracting.

No seasonal window is published yet for Bambara Groundnuts. Those commodities are sourced from Zambia, but the timing has not been recorded here — ask and we will give the current position.

Logistics

How cargo reaches the ship

Collection in the producing regions, movement overland, and loading at the export gateway.

Zambia is landlocked but has more corridor options than most: cargo can move north-east to Dar es Salaam, east to Beira or Nacala, or south. The route chosen depends on the destination and on corridor conditions at the time of shipment.

  1. Step 1

    Origin collection

    3 producing zones in Zambia

    Volume is assembled in the producing regions, then cleaned and graded before it is packed.

    • Northern and Muchinga provinces
    • Luapula and Copperbelt
    • Eastern Province

  2. Step 2

    Inland transport

    2 corridors

    The corridor is normally chosen per shipment against transit time, cost and equipment availability rather than fixed in advance.

    • Dar es Salaam Corridor
    • Nacala and Beira Corridors

  3. Step 3

    Export gateway

    Zambia is landlocked

    Cargo crosses a border under transit procedures and loads at a port in Tanzania or Mozambique.

    • Dar es Salaam — Tanzania
    • Beira — Mozambique
    • Nacala — Mozambique

What this means for your shipment

Corridor options
Multiple corridor options, which helps when one route is congested but complicates cost comparison.
Harvest window
Single annual harvest with a defined marketing season.
Freight cost
Long inland legs on every route; freight is a significant share of the landed cost.

Route alternatives

Dar es Salaam Corridor
Northern Zambia to Dar es Salaam through Tanzania, by road and rail.
Nacala and Beira Corridors
Eastern Zambia to the Mozambican ports.

Delivery terms, third-party inspection and the export document set do not change by origin.

Incoterms, ports and documentation

Request Zambian pulse availability

Tell us the commodity, specification, quantity, packing, destination port and Incoterm. Zambia is preselected on the form, and you can change it. Availability is confirmed against the current crop rather than published as a standing offer.

  • Commodity
  • Specification
  • Crop year
  • Quantity
  • Packing
  • Destination port
  • Incoterm
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