Foodstuffs and Beverages in the Port of Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg provides handling facilities and warehousing for all kinds of products in the food and beverage branch. Modern cold storage warehouses are available and different terminals can handle and store coffee and cocoa, fish and meat, apples and anis, and all sorts of other foods.

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Coffee – The Biggest Port for Imports

Over 90 percent of the worldwide trade in green coffee beans is handled in the Port of Hamburg.

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Tea

The Port of Hamburg has been the leading European trade centre for tea for many years. The major exporters are India, China, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

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Cocoa – Golden Beans

Hamburg is Germany’s top seaport for the import of raw cocoa beans. Along with the Ivory Coast, the major producers are Ghana, Malaysia, Nigeria and Ecuador.

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Spices – the Aroma of the Whole Wide World

The Port of Hamburg is one of the leading trade centres for spices and takes third place worldwide.

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Fruits

Fruit makes up a major part of conventional cargo. Bananas account for the greatest part of it.

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Meat

Imports account for the largest share of the meat handled in the Port of Hamburg. Beef, poultry and lamb are imported from Argentina, Brazil, and New Zealand.

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