Harvest at turning stage
Fruit is selected in-field for maturity, soundness and size.
Purple passion fruit / 2026–27
A bright interior.
A serious exterior.
Premium purple passion fruit specified for international wholesale, foodservice and retail programmes.
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Product character
Selected for flavour.
Prepared for distance.
Fruit is harvested at the turning stage and graded for soundness, colour development and uniformity—protecting arrival condition while allowing natural ripening through the route to market.
Botanical namePassiflora edulis
Individual fruit60–90 g
Net carton weight2 kg
Target temperature7–10°C
Expected shelf life14–21 days
Primary seasonNovember–April
Grade A profile
Uniformity,
without losing
character.
- Deep purple colour at market-ready ripeness
- Sound skin, free from active decay
- Consistent commercial size band
- Clean, aromatic pulp profile
- Batch-level harvest identification
Quality pathway
Four deliberate
points of control.
Grade by hand
Trained teams sort for colour, skin condition and uniformity.
Pack and identify
Ventilated cartons receive batch, block and harvest identification.
Pre-cool and dispatch
Cold-chain handling protects condition through export transit.
Export pack
Built around
airflow and identity.
Fruit is packed in ventilated corrugated cartons with liner protection and clear traceability information for practical receiving and quality review.
- Net carton
- 2 kg
- Pallet base
- 1200 × 1000 mm
- Identification
- Batch · block · date · grade
Cold-chain target
7–10°C
Temperature-controlled staging and transport protect fruit condition from the packhouse through the Harare export gateway.
2026/27 indicative supply
Programme the
right window.
Buyer documents
Review the
source material.
Download the full documents supplied for the 2026/27 buyer programme.
01
Farm profile
The Tafften story, operation, values and production overview.
Download PDF 02Buyer presentation 2026/27
Commercial programme, buyer proposition and supply overview.
Download PDF 03Export specification 2026/27
Product, grading, packing and quality-control requirements.
Download PDF 04GLOBALG.A.P. IFA certificate
Integrated Farm Assurance certification covering the 2026 production year.
Download PDF 05GRASP letter of conformance
Assessment of social practice covering worker welfare and labour conditions.
Download PDFBuyer enquiry
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