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Suran and elephant foot yam exporter from India

Elephant foot yam, cured after lifting so the skin sets and the tuber travels. A staple South Asian retail line across the Gulf, and one of the few fresh items with real breathing room on shelf life.

Vegetable · Exported from India

Grading and packing

WholeCuredLong shelf life

Tubers are cured after lifting so the skin sets, then graded by weight and checked for cuts and soft spots, because damage is where rot starts on a crop that otherwise stores well. Crate or mesh packing follows what your retail end wants to display.

Specification

Suran (elephant foot yam) at a glance

Season	October – March
Sizes	0.8 – 1.5 kg · 1.5 – 3 kg · 3 kg and above
Packing	10 kg / 20 kg mesh bags or corrugated cartons
Temperature	12 – 15 °C, dry and ventilated
Shelf life	6 – 8 weeks when cured and stored correctly
Loadability	Approx. 20 – 22 MT per 40 ft container
Mode	40 ft dry or reefer depending on transit and season

How it travels

Suran is the most forgiving line on this list, which makes it a sensible first container for a new buyer. It wants dry, ventilated conditions rather than deep cold — condensation does more damage than warmth — and it tolerates a longer transit than any of the fruit lines.

Where we ship it

Suran (elephant foot yam) for the Gulf, Europe and beyond

We load for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, and into the UK, the Netherlands and Germany. Smaller buyers can take part of a mixed container alongside our other lines rather than committing to a full load of one item.

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