The weekly change in airfreight costs make it challenge for Israel - base exporter Bless S.R. Ltd to offer stable terms of fresh herbs to clients in Eastern Europe and Asia . The irregular shipment costsdue to the Russian war in Ukrainealso influence the edible flower they export to Asia .
The Bless Team showing some of the herbs and eatable blossom .
According to Ira Gonen , sales manager at Bless S.R. Ltd , she has to contact their major customer weekly to set cost due to the ever - modify freight price . “ Prices fluctuate a lot because of the war . Freight toll alter every calendar week . I have to reach my clients weekly and permit them know if the price have changed or not . Depending on freight cost , I must increase the price consequently . ”
Bless S.R. Ltd exports fresh herbs all year round . This include basil , rocket , thyme , rosemary , sage , lemon , raft , parsley , and dill weed . “ These herbs are send out to Eastern Europe , which include the Czech Republic , Bulgaria , and Hungary . European countries that receive the herbs include Portugal and Italy . We send around 1 ton to each country in Eastern Europe . We also have the product Salicornia , which we sell to the Japan and Netherlands markets . This production can be used with seafood . We can also offer our client a big range of exotic yield , ” states Gonen .
The troupe has a storage warehouse readiness at the Ben - Gurion International Airport , in Tel Aviv , from where they can easy airfreight the saucy herbs and alien yield to the unlike markets . “ This allows us better ascendancy of the incoming and outgoing produce and give us the flexibleness in customer petition for air shipments at different times , ” says Gonen .
“ In Eastern Europe , we have big node who have a standard hebdomadary order . Our master market place is Russia , which takes 10 tons per hebdomad . Our exports there are fine for now . Our other markets in Asia include Singapore , South Korea , Hong Kong , and Taiwan , which each get around one net ton weekly . These are our long - time client of five year or more , ” says Gonen .
She suppose the demand for fresh herbaceous plant in the rest of Europe switches to the local product during spring and summer , especially around June . “ It depends on the atmospheric condition they have in Europe . It can take one more month or be a month to begin with when they get hold of us for intersection . ”
“ Edible flowers are a very specific product we offer . We ship a lot to the Asiatic markets , including Hong Kong , Singapore as well as Russia . We do not have a market for this in Europe , ” says Gonen .
For more selective information : Ira GonenBless S.R. LtdTel : +972 3 551 1514Email:[email protected ]
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