A photorealistic depiction of Luxor Temple on the Nile at sunset, with a felucca, palms and farmland along the bank. Created for Luxor Orient. A photorealistic depiction of Luxor Temple on the Nile at sunset, with a felucca, palms and farmland along the bank. Created for Luxor Orient.

Luxor Orient

IMPORT · EXPORT · WHOLESALE

Our range

Dates, fruit and vegetables from Egypt.

We begin with the Medjool dates – in our own photographs of our goods.

Open carton of large, dark Medjool dates, photographed under date palms on sandy ground. Our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Our own photograph: Medjool dates in a carton under date palms.

Now available · Frankfurt am Main

Medjool dates from the Egyptian oases.

Luxor Orient supplies Medjool dates from Egyptian oases to the wholesale trade, the grocery retail trade and the food-service sector in Germany. Also ready to supply are fresh Barhi dates, strawberries, guavas, pomegranates, sweet potatoes, navel oranges, hot chilli peppers, aubergines and spring onions from Egypt. Availability and quantities of these lots are confirmed on request.

Now available

Medjool dates

Now available

The Medjool date is large, soft and richly sweet. We source it from growers in the Egyptian oases and offer it to the German market at wholesale – to traders, grocery retail and the food-service sector.

The photographs on this page show our goods and our trade carton. Which sizes, grades and pack sizes are currently available is confirmed in the enquiry. Terms depend on the lot and the quantity.

Medjoul Dates trade box with an open punnet of glossy Medjool dates and palm fronds, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Our trade box with an open punnet. Our own photograph.

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Fresh Barhi dates from Egypt

Fresh yellow Barhi dates at the Khalal stage, on the strands in an export carton, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Yellow Barhi dates on the strands, as they are typically traded fresh. Our own photograph.
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The Barhi date is typically eaten fresh, in the yellow, crunchy khalal stage. The flavour is sweet, with a slightly astringent note. Unlike the soft, fully ripe Medjool, the fruit stays firm at this stage.

We are ready to supply fresh Barhi dates from Egypt to Germany. The typical season is short and falls roughly between August and October; that is a usual calendar, not a fixed date for any one shipment. The goods are delicate – an unbroken cold chain is essential. Quantities and packing are given on request.

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Fresh strawberries

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We are ready to supply fresh strawberries from Egyptian growing to Germany. The typical time for export to Europe is roughly winter and spring; that is a usual calendar, not a fixed date for any one shipment.

The goods are packed in punnets and export cartons. Availability, quantities and packing depend on the harvest and are confirmed on request. Strawberries are delicate; the cold chain and transport route are agreed before the order.

Export carton labelled Strawberry, filled with punnets of fresh strawberries, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Fresh strawberries in an export carton, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.

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Guavas from Egypt

Export carton of Egyptian guavas, each wrapped in white tissue paper, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Wrapped individually in tissue paper, which is how the goods typically travel. Our own photograph.
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We are ready to supply guavas from Egypt to Germany. The typical season runs roughly from late summer into winter; that is a usual calendar, not a fixed date for any one shipment.

The fruit is wrapped individually in tissue paper so that it is protected in transit. Quantities, packing and the exact origin of a lot are given on request.

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Pomegranates from Egypt

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We are ready to supply pomegranates from Egypt to Germany. The typical season is autumn, roughly from September to December; that is a usual calendar, not a fixed date for any one shipment.

The goods typically come in export cartons – with tissue paper or an inner bag – or in crates with net bags. Quantities and packing are given on request.

Black export cartons of pomegranates in red tissue paper on a pallet, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Export cartons with tissue paper on the pallet. Our own photograph.

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Sweet potatoes from Egypt

Sweet potatoes halved, with a rich orange flesh, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Orange-fleshed. Our own photograph.
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We are ready to supply orange-fleshed sweet potatoes from Egypt to Germany. The goods are typically available for much of the year; that is a usual calendar, not a fixed date for any one shipment.

It is graded by size, for example M, L1 and L2, as can be seen in the photograph. Packing is in cartons or large crates; pack sizes and quantities are given on request.

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Navel oranges from Egypt

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We are ready to supply navel oranges from Egypt to Germany. The typical season is winter, roughly from November to March; that is a usual calendar, not a fixed date for any one shipment.

The goods come in crates, and some of the fruit is wrapped in tissue paper. Quantities and packing are given on request.

Crates of navel oranges from Egypt, some wrapped in red tissue paper, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
In crates, some wrapped in tissue paper. Our own photograph.

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Hot chilli peppers from Egypt

Crate of long red chilli peppers in the field, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Red. Our own photograph.
Green hot chilli peppers from above, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Green. Our own photograph.
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We are ready to supply hot chilli peppers from Egypt to Germany – in red and in green. The goods come in crates or cartons. Quantities and packing are given on request.

Availability follows the harvest; this is not a permanently stocked quantity in Frankfurt.

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Aubergines from Egypt

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We are ready to supply aubergines from Egypt to Germany. Three typical appearances are on offer: dark purple to black, striped – often also called graffiti in the trade – and white.

The goods come in cartons. Quantities and packing are given on request.

Long dark-violet to black aubergines in a carton, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Dark violet to black. Our own photograph.

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Spring onions

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Spring onions – often also called green onions in the trade – can be brought from Egyptian growing to Germany, in two types: short and long. They suit wholesale, retail and the food-service sector.

Both types are supplied in bunches. A bunch contains 6–9 pieces, a carton 14 bunches. The goods are kept chilled. Concrete quantities and dates are given on request.

Short spring onions in rubber-banded bunches, lying in a lined crate, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Short. Our own photograph.
Long spring onions in tall, upright bunches in the carton, our own photograph from Luxor Orient.
Long. Our own photograph.

Further range

Coming soon

Further vegetables from Egypt are planned, as is other fruit besides the fruits named here. These lines are not yet the current offer; we name availability once a lot is in place, or on an explicit request.

The company

From the palm groves to Frankfurt am Main.

Behind Luxor Orient stands Hagag Youssef El Hediny. The seat is Frankfurt am Main. The goods come from Egypt: we buy from growers and packing houses whose harvest and working methods we can assess.

Orders and delivery dates are agreed in person.

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Request a lot.

Write to us if you need Medjool dates, fresh Barhi dates, strawberries, guavas, pomegranates, sweet potatoes, navel oranges, hot chilli peppers, aubergines or spring onions, or if you wish to talk about further fruit and vegetables.