Cocoa Beans

1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Mature cocoa beans 2. VARIETY: Forastero 3. QUALITY CLASSIFICATION: Grade commercial standard - 2 ("Good fermented") 4. ORIGIN: Ivory Coast & Ghana 5. PRODUCTION CALENDAR: a) Main crop season: October - March b) Intermediary crop season: April - September 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF PRODUCT: - Bean counts: 80 - 100 max. per 100 gr. (Main crop season) & 100 - 115 per 100 gr. max (Intermediary crop season) - Moisture grade: 8% max. - Slaty: 9% max. - Defective (Mouldy and Moth-eaten): 5% max. - Broken: 2% max. - Strange matters: 2% max. - FFA: 1,5% max. 7. BRAND: Producer or private according production possibilities 8. PACKAGE FORMAT: Jute bag of 65 kg. net weight 9. LOADING FORMAT: 20�´ container containing 12 MT of goods and 4�´ container containing 24 MT of goods 10. DELIVERY DELAY: Within 15 20 days after receipt of purchase confirmation and settlement of payment terms agreed 11. DELIVERY CONDITIONS: FOB or CFR delivery 12. PRICE: According current market rates 13. EXPORT DOCUMENTATION: a. Bill of lading (B/L) b. Commercial invoice c. Packing list d. Origin certificate e. Phytosanitary certificate f. Quality and/or quantity certificate in case of been requested by client (Cost not included in quotations) 14. PAYMENT TERMS: a. Prepayment of 30% - 50% of order value and balance against presentation of shipment documentation) b. Irrevocable/confirmed letter of credit payable at 60 days of shipment date c. Deferred payment at 60 days of shipment date in case tha�´s granted a commercial risk coverage for a prime rated insurer like COFACE or similar 15. IMPORTANT NOTE: Rates quoted have a limited validity so must request update of them before confirmation of any purchase order