a)      Good, fresh, green, firm premium quality of Class A Cavendish Bananas.

b)      Bananas must be harvested from plants with 5 or more functional leaves only.

c)      Fruit Age: 9 to *1 weeks.

d)     Bananas net weight: minimum *3.5 kg, maximum *4.0 kg per box.

e)      *7 to *8 fingers per box

f)       Hands per box:                       Big hands ****6                       Small hands ****9

g)      Fruit Length:                       Big hands 7.5 inches              Small hands 6.5 inches

h)      Calibration:                            Big hands ****7                       Small hands ****2

i)        Minimum fingers p/hand:       Big hands *2                            Small hands *2

j)        Weight per hand:                Big hands 1.**4.0 kg         Small hands variable up to 2.0 kg

k)      Finger Removal  - Inner Whorl  – 1 max

                                        - Outer Whorl – 2 max; not adjacent to each other

l)        The plastic bag inside the box must be vacumized.

m)    PE Foam must be used between all the layers of the bananas and in the bottom (outside of the vacuum bag) of the box as matting.

n)      The boxes must be stored in the reefer container van or cold storage latest *2 hours after harvest. If packing will be longer, partial delivery is mandatory.