Q3-Q4 2026 Organic Botanical Sourcing — Fresh-Harvest Lots and 2027 Pre-Booking
2026-crop organic aronia, sea-buckthorn, hawthorn and rosehip from EU suppliers, plus pre-booking requests for the 2027 harvest. Written supplier offers via TANDOR.
Temperate European botanicals harvest on calendars that do not negotiate: aronia in late August through September, hawthorn berry from late August into October, sea-buckthorn through August and September, elderberry in early September and rosehip from October into November. By the fourth quarter most of the 2026 crop has been pressed, dried or frozen — so Q4 sourcing is about fresh 2026-crop lots, and about booking 2027 before the next season opens.
For Q4 2026, TANDOR is collecting requests for 2026-crop lots across the anchor categories and passing them to suppliers: Polish organic aronia (juice concentrate at 65-70 Brix, fruit powder, dried berry), Romanian sea-buckthorn (puree, oil-free juice, dried berry), Bulgarian wild-collected hawthorn berry and Bulgarian or Romanian rosehip. Single-origin Romanian acacia honey from the 2026 spring extraction is offered with availability stated by the supplier on each offer.
Buyers planning 2027 volumes can send pre-booking requests now. Where the supplier agrees to it, pre-booking against the next harvest gives three commercial advantages: locked pricing against a harvest that may move with weather, allocated volume regardless of how tight the season turns, and harvest-fresh CoAs rather than carryover lots from the prior season's storage. Documentation requested per lot — the organic certificate for organic lots, pesticide screening under EU Reg. 396/2005, heavy metals under EU 2023/915, and category-specific active assays such as anthocyanin load for aronia or vitamin C and carotenoids for sea-buckthorn. For buyers running staggered production windows, we ask suppliers whether a single allocation can be split across two or three delivery dates. Share your forecast — botanical, form, volume, target delivery week — and we come back by email with supplier offers.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ) for these botanicals?
MOQ varies by supplier. Submit a request for quote and TANDOR passes on the suppliers' written offers — MOQ, price per kg, lead time and delivery terms — by email.
Are the suppliers certified?
Suppliers share their organic certificate with the buyer; the certificate number can be checked in EU TRACES, and buyers do this check themselves. Certifications such as EU Organic, HACCP, ISO 22000 are stated per supplier on each offer, and the supplier provides a Certificate of Analysis (COA) for the offered lot. TANDOR does not certify or guarantee these documents.
How quickly will I receive quotes?
Timing depends on the category and on supplier replies; supplier offers are sent to you in writing by email.
Where are the suppliers based?
The origins for this product are described on this page, and every offer names the supplier and its country. TANDOR introduces you to the supplier directly; the supplier sells to you and invoices you, and delivery terms (EXW, FCA or DDP) are agreed between you and the supplier.
Which industries is this sourcing for?
TANDOR introduces buyers in Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, Nutraceutical to producers of botanical raw materials.
Ready to Source?
Submit a Request for Quote and we come back by email with written supplier offers. Free for buyers.
TANDOR introduces business buyers to producers of organic and conventional botanical raw materials. Organic status, certificates (including the control-body identifier), the Certificate of Analysis, specifications, lead times and packaging are the supplier's own statements, may vary by lot, season and origin, and are not certified or guaranteed by TANDOR — check the organic certificate in EU TRACES before ordering. Indicative figures are not binding. TANDOR does not hold stock or ship goods: the supplier sells, invoices and delivers directly under terms agreed with the buyer. This page describes raw materials for business buyers and is not a health claim under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006; claims on finished products are the responsibility of the food business operator.