Harvest
01Harvesting from wet soil can leave high moisture and tender skin with weaker keeping quality. Latent bacterial-wilt or blight symptoms may develop three to five days later.
Current specifications available on request
Fresh Ginger supply for B2B buyers
Mature ginger rhizomes (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), supplied washed or naturally air-dried. “Washed” and “air-dried” are preparation conditions, not varieties.
Fresh ginger programs can be prepared as washed or air-dried supply. Meicun coordinates crop selection, processing condition, packing, pre-shipment checks and applicable trade documents.
- Typical buyers
- Importers, wholesalers, processors and food-service buyers
- Availability
- Stored mature ginger may be available throughout the year, subject to lot quality and inspection.
Indicative Procurement Specification
Typical export specifications and storage guidance are shown below. Final product specifications are confirmed against the current crop, selected lot, packing method, destination requirements and written quotation.
Final specifications are confirmed in the written quotation.
- Product type / commercial options
- Mature ginger rhizomes (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), supplied washed or naturally air-dried. “Washed” and “air-dried” are preparation conditions, not varieties.
- Grade and size
- Common individual-weight selections are 100 g+, 150 g+, 200 g+, 250 g+, 300 g+ and 350 g+. When grading to the Codex Alimentarius Standard for Ginger (CXS 218-1999) is requested, the standard lists size codes A, B and C with weights of 300 g, 200 g and 150 g respectively. These are weight-based size codes, not quality classes. The selected quality class, size specification, tolerances and preparation condition are confirmed in writing.
- Packing
- Common programs include 10 kg cartons with a tray or inner mesh bag, 20 kg cartons or reusable plastic corrugated boxes, and 30 lb (approximately 13.6 kg) plastic crates. An indicative 10 kg carton is approximately 58 × 34 × 22 cm. Packing material, ventilation and compression strength are confirmed for the route.
- Origin & growing conditions
- Typical programs may be coordinated from well-drained hilly sandy soils in Shandong or Yunnan. The supplied product profile identifies deep soil preparation to approximately 1.2 m, pH 6.0–6.5 and rotation away from ginger-blight fields as useful controls. Actual origin and field practices are confirmed for the selected lot.
- Sorting requirements
- Washed programs should use controlled multi-stage washing and clean water management. Rhizomes are gently air-dried rather than exposed to damaging hot-air temperatures. Optical or electronic grading may sort by individual weight; where specified, a weight error below 10 g may be used as a lot target.
- Quality-control details
- Inspection should cover preparation condition, individual weight, shape, skin integrity, cleanliness, surface dryness, mechanical damage, decay and symptoms of ginger blight. A conditioning program may use approximately 32 ± 1°C and 90% relative humidity for 5–7 days, followed by storage around 13–15°C. Process limits are confirmed against the current lot and route.
- Crop season
- The main Shandong harvest is generally in October. Mature air-dried export lots are supplied after harvesting, drying and conditioning.
- Availability
- Stored mature ginger may be available throughout the year, subject to lot quality and inspection.
- MOQ
- Normally one full container load (FCL).
- Pallet & loading
- Indicative loading is approximately 20 metric tons per container. Final loading depends on carton dimensions, pallet use and legal payload.
- Storage
- Recommended storage: approximately 13°C, about 65% relative humidity, with adequate ventilation.
- Shelf life
- Mature, properly dried ginger may have a potential storage life of up to approximately 6 months. Washed ginger and warmer transport routes may have a shorter shelf life.
- Inspection
- Pre-shipment inspection scope should include agreed size, grade, colour, maturity, firmness, decay, pest damage, mechanical damage, net weight, packing and labelling. Buyer or third-party inspection may be arranged by agreement.
- Traceability & QA
- Each shipment lot or batch should be linked to the growing or collection area, harvest or receiving date, packing facility, packing date and release inspection. Residue, microbiological or laboratory testing should be provided only when required by the destination market or agreed contract.
- Export documents
- Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or transport document and certificate of origin. A phytosanitary certificate should be provided when required by the importing country. Fumigation, treatment, laboratory or inspection certificates should be supplied only when applicable and agreed.
- Destination requirements
- The buyer must confirm import permits, phytosanitary requirements, additional declarations, pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs), label language, carton markings and wood-packaging requirements.
- Quote requirements
- Please provide the required product type, grade, size, preparation condition, quantity, packing, destination port, Incoterm, delivery window, container type and any required certificates or laboratory tests.
Harvest to delivery
Common quality risks and prevention checkpoints
These are practical inspection risks to control during procurement and logistics; they do not mean the selected lot has these defects. Acceptance limits and preventive actions are confirmed in the written specification.
Sorting
02Drying washed ginger above 45°C can injure cells, while wash water that is not refreshed or controlled can spread contamination between roots.
Storage
03Temperatures below 10°C can cause chilling injury, while inadequate surface drying can lead to mould.
Transport
04Direct exposure to a reefer outlet can cause localised cold damage; load protection and managed airflow should prevent concentrated cold air on the product.
Buyer questions
How is availability confirmed?
Availability is checked against the current crop, selected lot, grade, packing and requested delivery window before quotation.
Can packing be customized?
Buyer labels and packing formats can be reviewed. Feasibility depends on product, volume, material lead time and destination rules.
Which export documents are available?
Applicable plant-health, origin, inspection and commercial documents are confirmed for the product, legal entity and destination market.
What information is needed for a quotation?
Please provide the required product type, grade, size, preparation condition, quantity, packing, destination port, Incoterm, delivery window, container type and any required certificates or laboratory tests.
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