Ivory Coast is, paradoxically, the only African country with large
coconuts plantations. This situation ensues from late president Felix
Houphouet-Boigny decision during the sixties.
That's why our
Abidjan EUREPGAP certified specialized company
offers for export Cote d'Ivoire high quality coconuts in dry and Reefer
containers. Our products are over Caribbean best quality coconuts.
The reason why we chose calibration, palletized carton
boxes in a reefer container are that with reefer transportation, we
deliver nuts with a long "life", and :
No
labor cost to prepare pallets or cartoon boxes !
No time lost to verify before re-selling !
Better homogeneity due to calibration !
No stress to destock old coconuts, becoming victims of germination !
Less lost products !
Without forgetting that we can mix cartoon boxes, bags and pallox of
coconuts, with different calibers in the same container, and various
products (coconuts, yams, sweet potatoes …) for the months to come.
And create « private label » or decline existing brands to improve « gamme
effect », as well with cartoon box than for bags (without additional
charges for PP bags).
Coconut varieties : H (Hybride, round nut) et G (Goa, oval nut)
Coconuts in cartons
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| Carton CB650 (B c+) |
co-branding example |
Carton C10 500 (C
c+) |
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PP bag |
Pallox |
Exportation
Pallets ventilation
(containers 40 High Cube reefer), by pallet:
170 cartons 30 x 40 cm (10 base,
17 height)
90 cartons 40 x 60 cm (5 base, 18 height)
+/- 47 PP bags, 28 kgs
3 wooden Pallox (110x110x80 cm)
Pallets per container
Dry 40 HC : 22 pallets of PP bags
Reefer 40 HC : 20 pallets (cartons, PP bags and pallox)
Mix
loading (palettes cartons, PP bags and pallox) are possible but cartoon
box only available in reefer TC.
Products includes information according to European legislation:
tracability is operational and pallets are fumigated (NIMP15 standards)
; we are Qualipomfel qualified with one of their customers partners.
New " Production
Unit " is operational since 1st of july 2006: large warehouse, 1 150 M2
with modern installations (EUREPGAP certified).
This
production unit, near the Port of Abidjan, is sized to package 5 in 6
containers per week, or 7 500 tons per year (We exported more than 100
containers 40 High Cube in 2005, ie 2 500 tons, and more than 10
millions coconuts from end of 2001 to end of 2005).
Certification EUREPGAP
Traceability operational since 2005 ; Staff Trainings: HACCP, secure use of pesticides, BPH & &GPH (Good Practices of Hygiene)
Organic certification under way
Possibility of SGS or Veritas during loading (charge to customer), and
anyway, possibility of free photos report of the loading sent by
internet,
Time for loading :
15 days for the 1st container, 10 days for following.
Packaging options and
weight information