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Egyptian lychee fruit, bright red skin Fruits In season now

Lychee

Litchi chinensis

Egypt

Bright red skin, translucent white flesh, intensely sweet floral flavour. Short season demands tight cold-chain coordination.

Season
June – July
Calibers / specs
Brix 18+, diameter 2–5 cm (oval to heart-shaped)
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Grown in Egypt, packed to EU spec, shipped on your calendar.

Egyptian lychee opens a short and beautiful window each early summer. Bright red skin, translucent white flesh, and an intensely sweet floral flavour that buyers position as a premium-retail and food-service specialty. The season is tight — June through July — and the cold chain is unforgiving: harvested at full colour, pre-cooled within hours, and shipped at 1–2 °C under high humidity. Air freight is the standard route to retail shelves with maximum shelf life. Brix lands reliably at 18+, with diameters in the 2–5 cm range.

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▸ Specifications

Calibers, varieties,
pack specs.

Pack formats
  • 5 kg carton (8–9 plastic bags × 500 g)
  • 5.5 kg carton (10 punnets × 500 g)
Cold chain

Pre-cooled and shipped at 1–2 °C under high humidity. Air freight standard.

Markets
  • EU premium retail
  • GCC premium retail
  • Food service
▸ Buyer specifications

Key numbers for your trade desk.

Min order quantity
1 × 40' reefer / 20 pallets
Brix range
16–20 °Bx
Transit (reefer)
Alexandria → Rotterdam: 12 days
Shelf life
14 days at spec temp
▸ When this product is in season

Your buying window, month by month.

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Jun - Jul. Allocations against any week of any product are confirmed in writing the moment your PO is placed.

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