We have a processing plant with capacity for one
40 foot container a week (55,000lbs)
We have
Abalony as well.
The spec sheet of the sea
Cucumber is below and the price CIF is 20.00 U$ with L/C
Regards
Jorge
SPECIFICATIONS
SEA
CUCUMBERS (Athyonidum chilensis family (Holoturoidae)
REGION VIII to X region
1-
HARVEST PERIOD
Main extraction period is from
March to November.
There is no close season, but
when Seaweeds and Abalone extraction starts, the sea-cucumber
production decreases. That is, from December to
February.
2- PROCESS:
Seacucumber will be processed in an authorized
plant, certified for the Asian market.
Product
will be: gutted, boild for 45 minutes, cleaned and decorated, warmed for
30 minutes, salted at 25% and dehydrated
Gutted:
as per customers instructions.
- head,
- anus
- horizontal
3- CUTS:
- Horizontal
(shorter time to dry) - less meat
- Anus (longer
time to dry) - more meat
- Head with antenna
(longer time to dry) - almost all its meat
4-
COOKING:
Boiled at 100 Celsius for 45min,. 10
minutes cool down and warmed for 30 minutes more, in
salt drinking water (as per customers
instructions)
Flavor depends on used water
5- SALTED:
Seacucumber
will be salted 48hrs.and then dehydrated.
6-
DEHYDRATED:
This process has to be done: natural
(sun) and at the plant.
We recommend the natural
way for the first 6 hours, and then to a plant that can regulate
moisture and heat to obtain a better final product.
7- MOISTURE
4 to 18.5% for
final product (or, as per customer request).
8-
QUALITY:
The quality depends on the process and
not on the raw material.
9) SIZES:
Sizes cm % units
--------------------------------------------
- S - 4cms 2
S 4 - 6 15 30
M 6 - 8 65 46
L 8 -10 20
18
+ L +10cms 4
These
figures are from season 2004
10) PACKAGE:
In 30 Kg carton boxes, inside 30 Kg. Rapped in
plastic bags, 10 microns.
1 FCL 20 495 boxes =
14.800 Kgs.
1 FCL 40 883 boxes = 25.000 Kgs
11) Partida arancelaria: 03079990 (Sistema
armonizado chileno )
