Serbian Juniper Harvest 2023
Serbian Juniper Harvest 2023 The 2023 Juniper harvest is fast approaching, and Tommy has just returned from Serbia. He was meeting collectors and [...]
Moroccan corriander crop
Moroccan Corriander crop Michael recently went to Morocco to see what the damage had been to the coriander crop due to the heavy rains [...]
Cleaning of 2022 Juniper crop in the UK
Video of the Cleaning of 2022 Juniper crop in the UK Check out our video of the 2022 juniper berries being cleaned - check [...]
Macedonia 2022 Juniper crop
Macedonia 2023 Juniper crop Michael and Tommy visited Macedonia at the end of April 2023 Visiting Macedonia Michael and Tommy visited Macedonia [...]
Citrus Fruit Suppliers
Citrus Fruit Suppliers Sourcing of citrus peel and the citrus industry Citrus peel quality and supply Over the past month, Tommy has [...]
English Coriander Seed
English Coriander Seed The earliest harvest yet of our English Coriander Seed. In 2021, we put out this report in December due to [...]
Macedonian Juniper Harvest
Macedonian Juniper Harvest Macedonia Trip Tommy recently returned from Macedonia where he was discussing quantities and the harvest for the next Juniper crop. This [...]
Murcian Citrus Supplies
Murcian Citrus Supplies Checking on the progress of the citrus processing in Murcia, Spain. Almost two years to the day since his last [...]
The Russian / Ukrainian situation
The Russian / Ukrainian situation Where does botanical sourcing sit? Beacon Commodities have been following the events in Ukraine closely and are appalled with [...]
Sussex Coriander
Sussex Coriander English coriander from planting right through to harvest The fact that this report is being sent out in December [...]
Juniper harvest 2021
Juniper Harvest 2021 Another Juniper harvest is well under way in the Balkans. Another Juniper harvest is well under way in the Balkans. [...]
Sourcing quality botanicals during Covid-19
Sourcing quality botanicals during Covid-19 What a testing year it has been for all! We hope the worst is past us but unfortunately this [...]
English coriander seed harvest
English coriander seed harvest in Sussex. After a testing year across the globe, we were very pleased with the results of our latest English [...]
UK Juniper 2020
Whilst in Scotland in September 2020, Tommy did manage to find some Scottish Juniper. Unfortunately, very small quantities and very poor quality. [...]
UK Coriander 2020
UK Coriander 2020 Our UK Coriander has burst into life following the last few days of rain. We will hopefully harvest this [...]
Beacon Commodities on lockdown
Beacon Commodities on lockdown Some time has passed since our last Newsletter and we hope this finds you, your family and friends safe and [...]
Donating and the coronovirus
Donating and the coronovirus In these troubled times Beacon Commodities are supporting three fantastic charities by donating money every time they sell a kilo [...]
Sweet and Bitter Orange being peeled in Murcia, Spain
Sweet and bitter oranges being peeled in Murcia, Spain Tommy recently visted Spain to check the progress of the citrus harvest Tommy [...]
Orange peel processing in Spain Video
Video of oranges being peeled in Murcia, Spain A short video following Tommy's trip to Spain to check the processing of oranges - check [...]
Visiting a supplier of cinnamon in Sri Lanka
Visiting a supplier of cinnamon in Sri Lanka A very lucky Tommy was recently in Sri Lanka to visit a supplier of cinnamon. [...]
Processing of cinnamon in Sri Lanka video
Video of Processing of cinnamon in Sri Lanka the traditional way We put together a short video following our trip to Sri Lanka showing [...]
Coronovirus and botanical supplies
Coronavirus and botanical supplies The effects of Coronavirus are being felt worldwide and it is not yet under control. Therefore we should expect further [...]
New partnership with Australian Native Products
New partnership with Australian Native Products (ANP) Beacon Commodites (BCL) are very excited to announce a new partnership.. We have teamed up with [...]
Checking the Lemon Peel crop in Spain
Video of the Spanish lemon Peel crop 2019 We put together a short video following our trip to Spain to check the Lemon Peel [...]
Harvested English Coriander seed,
English Coriander seed harvest After many years of testing English weather conditions and difficulties in drying the English Coriander seed, we are pleased to [...]