Liberian cocoa beans, with the farm behind every bag

Dried cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao) from our own farm in Nimba County and from registered smallholder farmers in Bong and Nimba counties, Liberia. Each lot is prepared to the buyer's requirements and checked before shipment.

Indicative specification. Final quality terms are set per contract and confirmed by cut test for each lot.

What we supply

Standard export gradeWell-dried, sorted beans for processing and grinding, meeting Liberian export grading.

Selected fermented lotsCarefully fermented and sun-dried lots for buyers looking for flavour, from farmers trained in post-harvest practice.

Trial lotsNew relationships start with a trial lot of 25 MT, so you can test quality before full lots from 50 MT.

Typical quality specification

Parameter	Standard export	Selected fermented lots	Method
Moisture	max 7.5%	max 7.5%	Moisture meter, average of 3 readings per lot
Bean count	max 110 beans / 100 g	max 100 beans / 100 g	Whole beans counted in a 100 g sample
Mouldy beans	max 10%	max 4%	Cut test: 300 beans cut lengthwise and inspected
Slaty beans	max 8%	max 3%	Same cut test: beans grey and unfermented inside
Insect-damaged / germinated	max 6%	max 3%	Same cut test: insect holes or sprouted beans
Fermentation	[Heap or box, 5–7 days]	[Box, 6 days, turned]	Field record per lot
Drying	Sun-dried	Sun-dried on raised beds	Field record per lot
Foreign matter	max 1%	max 0.5%	Weighed from a 1 kg sample

Defect limits follow the ISO 2451 cut-test method; each bean is counted once, under its most serious defect. Figures in [brackets] are being confirmed with our quality team. Cut-test results are shared with the buyer for every lot.

Commercial terms

Incoterms: FOB Monrovia, through licensed Liberian exporters
Packing: [New jute bags, 62.5 kg net], marked with lot number
Lot sizes: Trial lots from 25 MT; full lots from 50 MT and above
Season: Main crop [October–March]; mid crop [May–August]
Inspection: Buyer inspection welcome before shipment and at loading; independent inspection on request
Samples: [Pre-shipment samples available on request]
Payment: [As agreed per contract]

Traceability and compliance

Farmer-level recordsEvery supplying farmer has a UNF farmer ID, community and contact record. Farmers report their harvests by phone every two weeks.

Deforestation screeningMapped farms are screened with FAO's Whisp tool, supporting due diligence under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

RegulationCocoa is traded under Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) rules, with export through licensed exporters.

Track record

2025: first export, a 25 MT shipment to a buyer in Singapore, accepted.
August 2026: pilot sale to GRANEX Group, a licensed cocoa exporter in Monrovia.
October 2026: 12-month cocoa supply agreement signed with GRANEX Group.

Contact

Jenkins Monzey, Managing Director · [email protected] · Monrovia, Liberia