Commodity specification
Cocoa Beans
Fermented and sun-dried Nigerian cocoa beans for processors and chocolate manufacturers, graded and prepared to buyer specification.
Specification
- Moisture
- 7.5% max
- Bean count
- 100 beans / 100 g max
- Mouldy beans
- 3% max
- Slaty beans
- 3% max
- Foreign matter
- 1% max
- Treatment
- Fermented, sun dried and cleaned
- Grades offered
- Export grade · FAQ grade · Buyer-specified grade
- Origin belts
- Ondo, Cross River, Osun and Ekiti
- Season
- Main crop Oct–Feb; mid crop Apr–Jun
Packaging
- • 60 kg new jute bags
- • 19–20 MT per 20ft FCL
- • Buyer-branded bags on request
Order terms
MOQ: 1 x 20ft FCL (approx. 19 MT)
Lead time: 14–28 days from confirmed order
Payment: LC, CAD, TT. Incoterms: FOB / CFR / CIF.
Buyer FAQ
Can you match a buyer-specified spec sheet?
Yes. Send your cocoa beans specification with your order request and we confirm in writing what we can meet before any contract is signed.
How are samples handled?
A 500 g–1 kg pre-shipment sample is drawn from the offered lot and couriered at buyer cost, with the lab report attached.
Which inspection bodies do you work with?
Independent third-party inspection (SGS, Cotecna or buyer-nominated) at loading, plus phytosanitary certification from the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service.
Which incoterms and payment terms apply?
FOB Lagos/Apapa and CFR to major destination ports; CIF on request. Payment by irrevocable LC at sight, CAD or TT.
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