We work directly with the manufacturer and cacao farms in Ecuador to make sure our beans are fairly traded and promote sustainability and inclusive businesses with our farmers.
Our beans are fermented under the equatorial sun, then washed and dried with warm air. We choose to maintain its intrinsic flavor and highest antioxidant properties.

We are united by a shared passion for sourcing and providing the world’s best beans. We develop strong, long-standing relationships with producers at origin to ensure we provide the best expertise and hassle-free services to roasters.

Over the years, the demand for cashew nuts has increased significantly in the trade between countries and several Asian countries including India and Vietnam. Schuerman Trading has positioned itself as a net exporter of the commodity to the second-most populous country in South Asia (India) and Vietnam, with export values of US$ 33 million and US$ 45 million respectively.

We do the handling of this sensitive raw material via our European port locations and, apart from transport and storage, we also offer added value services such as cleaning, pest control or blending of the cocoa beans. The goods destined for the industry mostly only remain with us for a short period of time.

Utilizing regional gateway options, multiple weekly sailing schedules and relationships with more than a dozen carriers, we maximize transit flexibility while containing costs. Online tracking provides consistent visibility of all your shipments.

As one of the best cocoa-related businesses, Schuerman Trading specializes in the handling and storage, transport and quality control of cocoa on behalf of international trading companies, cocoa processors and manufacturers of fine chocolate. But with a new direction (as of March 2019) and over 15 years’ experience in trade and logistics with cocoa and other products, we also have insight into the current issues that affect our clients and the cocoa industry at large. Today, sustainability and corporate social responsibility have been integrated across the entire chain, something we at Schuerman Trading feel is deeply important.

The cocoa beans are then packed onto container ships in 20ft (5.9m) or 40ft (12.03m) containers – the two most common container sizes globally. Within the containers, cocoa is stored either in bulk or, more commonly, in jute sacks. ETG also ships cocoa beans in plastic bags when coming from Ecuador.
Typically, cocoa is either shipped to a warehouse from which a chocolate client will collect the volumes or to the port, where they will be sent abroad for processing.

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Soybean International is an independent agricultural trading and marketing firm specialized in the sourcing and marketing of soybeans, non-gmo soybeans and soybean products. We connect producers and buyers of soybean grains & products through our origination services and our distribution network.