Grow
Volcanic silt, river mist, eleven months of sun. Every mat is GPS-tagged.
GROWERS ✷ PACKERS ✷ EXPORTERS — EST. 1998
Shoeb Fruit Company
Good morning from the groves. Twenty-seven years of river-delta bananas — picked at dawn, packed by noon, on the water within 72 hours.
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№ 01 · The harvest trail
Grove to grocery shelf in 72 hours
Every bunch carries a tag with its field number. Follow one from root to retail — nothing about it is slow, nothing is secret.
Harvest
Cut at first light, padded at the shoulder, never dropped, never bruised.
Pack
Washed, graded and boxed in SFC crates within four hours of the cut.
Ship
Reefer at 13.2 °C to port, then onward to fourteen markets worldwide.
Sell
On your shelf stage 3–4 yellow, with ten-plus days of green life left.
№ 02 · What we grow
Six bananas, six personalities
From the dependable Cavendish to the vanilla-soft Blue Java — all cut from delta soil, all graded by hand.
In stock
$0.62 / bunch
Cavendish
The classic exporter. Long, clean fingers; ships like a dream.
Limited
$1.10 / bunch
Red Dacca
Maroon skin, raspberry-honey flesh. Small crop, big fans.
In stock
$0.85 / bunch
Lady Finger
Bite-sized and candy-sweet. Kids demolish these first.
Limited
$1.30 / bunch
Blue Java
The “ice-cream banana” — vanilla custard texture when ripe.
In stock
$0.55 / bunch
Plantain
Big, starchy, serious business for frying and stews.
Seasonal
$0.95 / bunch
Gros Michel
The legendary old banana — perfume you can smell across a market.
№ 03 · The ripeness dial
Tell us how yellow you want it
Sweet spot
Peak fresh eating
Sugar · 12%
№ 04 · The hands behind the bunches
320 growers, one river, zero middlemen
We buy at a locked farm-gate price, weigh every bunch in front of the grower, and pay within 48 hours. That is the whole business model — the trees do the rest.
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“Shoeb weighs my bunches in front of me and pays before my tea gets cold. That is why my trees are taller every year.”
Rahim Miah — Partner grower · 22 years · 4.2 acres
“I run the dawn crew now. Twelve of us, four acres an hour, and not one banana touches the ground.”
Amina Khatun — Harvest crew leader · 9 years
“I loaded the first crate in 1998. Same river, same sun — better prices.”
Karim Sheikh — Elder grower · 30 years
Grow for us? We onboard new mats every season, saplings included.
Talk to the field office
№ 05 · Buyers talking
Fourteen ports, zero arguments
Consistent 18.2° brix, container after container. Shoeb is the only delta supplier we never argue with.
Fourteen months, zero claims. The green life on arrival is honestly ridiculous.
Table fruit for us, plantain for our sister plant — fair, fast and totally honest paperwork.
№ 06 · The trade desk
A handshake you can taste
Importer, wholesaler or juice plant — the deal on the farm gate is the deal on the invoice.
- Price locked before harvest — signed at the farm gate.
- Paid within 48 hours of weighing, no deductions for “shrink”.
- Crates, trucks and reefer booking on our account.
Wholesale desk — week 42
| Variety | Class A | Class B |
|---|---|---|
| Cavendish | $0.62 | -12% |
| Red Dacca | $1.10 | -12% |
| Lady Finger | $0.85 | -12% |
| Blue Java | $1.30 | -12% |
| Plantain | $0.55 | -12% |
Open a ticket
Request a trade quote
Tell us what you need and the desk answers within one business day — with price, vessel schedule and cold-chain plan.
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№ 07 · Before you ask
Questions from the dock
How green are bananas when they arrive?
Shipped at 13.2 °C, they arrive stage 2–3 with 10–14 days of green life, ready for your ripening room schedule.
What is the minimum order?
One reefer container — roughly 1,080 boxes / 20 pallets. Mixed pallets of Cavendish + Lady Finger are possible.
Which certifications do you hold?
GlobalG.A.P. Option 2, HACCP packhouse, and an annual SMETA audit. Documents travel with every shipment.
Can I visit the groves?
Absolutely. Harvest tours run every Thursday at dawn — boots, hats and bananas provided.