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Europe
Africa: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, other West African coastal countries
Asia: Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Java, Samoa, Philippines
America: Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico
Australia
Humidity/Moisture
Relative humidity: 70% - 75%
Water content: 6 - 8%
< 8%
Critical water content: 8%
Maximum equilibrium moisture content: 65%
Risks
Sweat/mold damage
Under suitable ambient conditions (temperature > 25°C, high relative humidity, lack of oxygen supply) and due to their high oil content, cocoa beans have a tendency to self-heating and postfermentation. Some species of fungus, such as Aspergillus fumigatus, participate in the self-heating.
It is essential that containers are properly prepared in order to achieve good quality transport out-turn as follows:
CHUNWANG high efficient desiccants must always be used for condensation control, e.g. for a 20 ft GP undergoing maximum seasonal influences in north south traffic, 8kg bags should be used. They are arranged aft direction on top of the Kraft paper covering the bags and four facing the doorway on the floor;
