Trees a generation old, still rain‑fed.
Our partner farmers around Ogbomoso grow the way their parents did: rain‑fed trees, sun‑ripened fruit, no synthetic fertilisers or pesticides. We buy at the farm gate and pay for quality, so the best nuts come to us first.
Picked in season, collected within days.
The nut drops from February to June. Our field team collects from the farm clusters and moves stock to the facility quickly, so moisture never has the chance to climb and the shell stays sound.
Down to 8 % moisture, then hand‑sorted.
Nuts are spread on drying floors and turned daily until moisture is at or below 8 %. Immature, spotted and broken nuts are picked out by hand, along with any foreign matter.
Cut, counted and weighed — before we quote.
Every lot gets a cutting test for kernel outturn, a nut count per kilogram, a moisture reading and a defect count. The results and photographs go to you before there is a contract to sign.
- Cutting test · KOR in lbs per 80 kg
- Nut count per kg · moisture meter
- Defective and foreign matter %
Filled to 80 kg, weighed, stitched.
Sorted nuts drop from the hopper into new jute bags on a platform scale. Each bag is filled to 80 kg net, stitched closed and marked with the lot number, so what the tally says is what the bag holds.
Counted in, sealed under supervision.
Bags are stuffed and tallied under our supervisor’s eye, with kraft‑paper lining and desiccants where the voyage needs them. The container is sealed and photographed, and the seal number reaches you the same day.
- ≈ 16 MT per 20 ft · ≈ 26 MT per 40 ft HC
- Phosphine fumigated and certified
- Seal number and stuffing photos sent
Cleared at Lagos. Sailing to you.
From Apapa and Tin Can Island our team handles export clearance and the full document set, then shares the bill of lading and vessel tracking until your container lands — FOB, CFR or CIF, as your contract prefers.