The Middle-east has become a strategic destination for fresh produce imports from Kenya. By late 2015, the exports to the United Arab Emirates totaled around $220m. Delineate among these a portion of $1.1 million in that year of just a single export, Kenya mango, in cities like Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi and you get a clear picture of how sumptuously popular some of these exports are.

Now, it is not just fruits like Kenya mangoes that have cut a slice above the rest in the Emirates, among other Gulf countries. There are also grains that are not just popular with the over fifty thousand Kenyans (mid-2015 census) who live in the UAE, but with other expatriates from diverse nations in Asia and Africa.

Time is gone when one traveller had it as a joke that he had to pack a store of posho meal (sifted maize flour), popular Blue Band margarine, yoghurt, and even fresh milk for every trip to Dubai. It is now possible to find all these products, though in a handful of prime locales at select times of the year depending on the reliability of retailers from Kenya. Common fresh produce and processed foods one is bound to find in outlets such as Carrefour, a popular mall across the Middle-east include, maize meal, rose coco beans, njahi peas, and fresh Kenya mangos.

The avocado is one of the most popular fruits in the Middle-east and if one lays hands on it this means coughing up a couple of dollars per piece. This is why Kenyan traders have heightened their trade with their Asian outlets to boost the availability of this prime Kenyan avocado in the Middle east.

The Kenya mango has equally become a great choice for imports from Kenya into the middle-east as locals and expatriates alike are now preferring the distinctly tasty East African flavor. Sources from the Standard Media based in Dubai reveal that as late as 2015, many workers from the Philippines who live there under resident permits go for the Kenyan mango anytime.

Supermarkets are not the only places in, especially Dubai, to catch up with the nostalgic produce that has been harnessed from new arrivals or in that spark of magic, companies specializing in trading in Kenyan products. There are many restaurants, especially in such business areas as the Deira district of Dubai, which house a lot of delicacies made from fresh produce imported from Kenya.

Speaking of India, its mango season runs out from the onset of winter, (November) to around April, which is exactly the time the Kenya mango is at its top blossom.  And during the peak, Mangos From Kenya is always prepared to provide the best from Kenya.