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Cocoa Beans

Wigmore Trading Desk · Cocoa & Coffee

Cocoa Beans

Fermented and sun-dried Nigerian cocoa in 62.5 kg jute, graded on bean count and cut test, shipped main crop and light crop.

Cocoa Beans
Origin photographCocoa Beans
HS code1801.00
Trading unitMT
Net per 20ft16 MT
Minimum order1 x 20ft (16 MT)
Lead time21–35 days in crop; longer out of season
Contract specification

What you are actually buying.

Two reference specifications. Contracts are agreed parameter by parameter against a drawn and sealed sample, and anything below can be tightened if your process needs it.

Parameter Standard Premium
Bean count 100–110 per 100 g 95–100 per 100 g
Moisture 7.5% max 7% max
Mouldy beans (cut test) 4% max 3% max
Slaty beans 4% max 3% max
Insect damaged / germinated 4% max 2.5% max
Foreign matter 1% max 0.5% max
Fermentation Well fermented Fully fermented, uniform brown
Free fatty acid 1.75% max 1.0% max
Grades tradedGrade 1 (main crop)Grade 2Light cropTraceable / certified
Packaging & loading

How it ships.

Bag
New jute, 62.5 kg net
Bags per 20ft
256 bags
Net per 20ft
16 MT
Net per 40ft
19 MT
Stuffing
Loose on dunnage, breathable liner
Marking
Lot and crop year stencilled

Loadings are indicative net weights for planning. Actual payload depends on bag size, stuffing method and the carrier’s weight limit on your route.

Origin & season

Where and when.

Producing areas
Ondo, Cross River, Osun, Ekiti, Edo and Abia
Season
Main crop October to February; light crop May to August
Minimum order
1 x 20ft (16 MT)
Lead time
21–35 days in crop; longer out of season
Shipping from
Apapa, Tin Can or Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos
What buyers get wrong
  • The cut test is the contract — bean count alone tells you nothing about fermentation.
  • EU buyers now need plot-level traceability; a lot aggregated without it may be unsellable into Europe.
  • Light crop beans are smaller and priced differently; confirm which crop you are being offered.
Order enquiry

Build the enquiry. We price it.

Everything a trader needs to quote you properly, in one pass. The summary builds as you go — send it to the desk, or take it straight to WhatsApp.

01

Volume

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02

Stage of processing

Each step adds cost at origin and removes it from your own plant. Pick where you want to take delivery.

03

Destination & terms

04

Documents & certification

Tick what your buyer, bank or customs authority will ask for. Anything unticked we will still advise on.

05

Who are we quoting?

Send on WhatsApp instead

We reply with an indicative price, a realistic shipment window and the documentation your destination requires. No obligation, and we will tell you if we think the trade does not work.

Execution

How an order runs.

1

Enquiry and indicative priceYou send the form. We come back with a price range against your specification, Incoterm and window — usually the same day.

2

Sample and specificationA drawn sample is sealed and sent, or tested at origin by your nominated agency. The approved sample becomes the contract standard.

3

Contract and termsQuantity, specification, tolerance, packaging, Incoterm, shipment window, inspection and payment agreed in writing before anything moves.

4

Aggregation and processingWe buy at origin and process to the stage you ordered. You get loading updates, not silence.

5

Quality and documentsPre-shipment inspection, laboratory analysis, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin and fumigation as required.

6

Stuffing and shipmentContainer stuffed under supervision, sealed, booked and shipped from Lagos. Documents released against the agreed payment mechanism.

Common questions

Before you ask us.

What payment terms do you work on?
For a first trade, an irrevocable letter of credit at sight, or a part deposit against documents. Once a relationship has a history, terms open up. We will tell you plainly what we can do on a first order rather than agree to something and renegotiate later.
Can we appoint our own inspection agency?
Yes, and we encourage it. SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas, Cotecna or your own surveyor can draw and seal samples and attend stuffing. The inspection certificate becomes part of the document set.
Is the minimum order negotiable?
The minimum exists because a part container costs nearly as much to ship as a full one. If you need less, we can consolidate with other cargo — ask, and we will tell you whether it works on your route.
What if the consignment arrives off specification?
That is what the sealed sample, the pre-shipment analysis and the tolerance clause are for. Agree them before shipment and there is a basis for settlement. Agree nothing and there is only an argument.
Do you quote delivered to our door?
We quote FOB Lagos, CFR and CIF as standard, and DAP where we have a reliable partner at destination. We will not quote a delivered price into a market where we cannot control the clearing, because that price would not be real.
Can you supply under our own brand?
For processed and packed goods, yes — packaging to your artwork, with your marks on the bags or retail packs. Registration at destination is yours; we will tell you what it involves.
Specifications, loadings, seasons and lead times on this page are indicative trade figures for planning, not an offer. The HS code is given at heading level and should be confirmed with your customs broker. Every contract is agreed on its own terms against an approved sample.
Wigmore Trading

Tell us the tonnage and the port. We will tell you the price and the truth about the timing.

We buy at origin, process to your stage, handle the documents and ship from Lagos. If the trade does not work at your target price, we will say so rather than waste a season finding out.

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