From authorized exporter and important cooperative export offer
of cocoa beans for main cocoa season from October to March and small season from April to June
1 Average specification (quality standard):
Good fermented (G F)
Moisture: 8% maximum
Broken 3% maximum
Bean count / 100g:
Mold + mites appearance 5% maximum
Slaty 5% maximum
2 Minimum quantity per shipping 100 to 500 metric tons
3 Total shipping for a first test order 2,000 metric tons in 65kg bags
4 Documents
Phytosanitary certificate.
Fumigation certificate
EUR 1 certificate
Weight certificate
3/3 bills of lading
Commercial invoice
5 Delivery time
First delivery starts 15 days after order confirmation and reception of payment
6 Deliveries FOB San Pedro port (Cote d'Ivoire)
7 FOB price: consult us
8 Payment conditions
Irrevocable LC issued or confirmed by an international first rank bank or TT in advance or cash by deposit in a
designed bank account against documents absorption certificated issued by buyer forwarding agent, quality certificate, weight certificate,A CE, phytosanitary certificate...)
9 Our expectation of
average deliveries during
for main crop season is 40,000 metric tons
Cocoa crop season reminder
- Large one: Oct - Dec 70% (better quality)
- Small one: April - June 30 %(smaller cocoa beans)
May 2011 grade 2 good fermented 100MT batch example ready for export
Date |
Lot N° |
Bags |
EXW weight |
Moldy % |
Ad % |
Humidity % |
Beans count |
Foreign matters % |
03-02-2011 |
80012 |
385 |
25 122 |
4,00 |
7.33 |
7.90 |
94 |
3.50 |
17-02-2011 |
F |
385 |
25 297 |
4.00 |
6.33 |
7.80 |
97 |
0.68 |
17-02-2011 |
H |
385 |
24 363 |
4.00 |
7.00 |
7.60 |
100 |
0.10 |
07-03-2011 |
I |
385 |
24 356 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
7.60 |
95 |
0.93 |
- Loading port: San Pedro
- Packing: 65 kg jute bags
- Control: Unicontrol
Important notice
The basic rule in cocoa beans professional market is
The seller issues an offer with quality, quantity, delivery time, other useful information and delivery out of warehouses price or, little a FOB or CIF price.
The buyer has a maximum 24 hours delay to reply with a LOI or any relevant document to confirm his agreement; then the buyer must pay cash (Swift) within 2-3 days, except if he is well known in the cocoa trade market.
If you cannot work according this rule we probably cannot help you.
Professional buyers are welcome to consult us |
