With suppliers spread across Vietnam, Afghanistan, the U.S., Egypt, and Turkey, buyers gain access to diverse harvest cycles and regional advantages, reducing supply chain exposure to single-country disruptions. Combined with 38% phone-verified suppliers, this offers a clearer path to confirm supplier reliability and responsiveness—critical for a specialty product like dried mulberry that demands consistent quality and timely coordination. The prevalence of CIF terms further simplifies logistics by shifting freight and insurance responsibilities to the seller, lowering buyer operational risk and enabling faster order execution.