Order-specific information: Published values are planning references, not live inventory or a batch certificate. Production, evidence, packing, timing, and shipment are governed by the accepted quotation and product specification.
The active low-EC format is a compressed 5kg cocopeat block with an EC reference below 0.6 mS/cm, pH 5–7, moisture 10–20%, and a listed MOQ of 10 MT. The extraction ratio, water quality, sample identity, tolerance, and final test procedure require buyer confirmation.
5kg low-EC cocopeat block specifications
Use the table as an RFQ starting point. Any value not published below should be stated by the buyer and confirmed in the accepted specification before it becomes a requirement.
| Specification | Planning reference |
|---|---|
| Format | Compressed 5kg cocopeat block |
| EC | Below 0.6 mS/cm; method to be agreed |
| pH | 5–7 |
| Moisture | 10–20% |
| Dimensions | Confirm in the quotation and specification |
| Weight tolerance | Confirm in the quotation and specification |
| Listed MOQ | 10 MT; reconfirm for the current enquiry |
When a low-EC block may fit the buyer brief
A low conductivity reference may be relevant when the receiving process requires closer control of soluble salts. It does not by itself establish suitability for a crop, irrigation system, substrate blend, or finished growing medium.
- Professional growers — state the crop, water source, fertigation plan, container, drainage, and target root-zone conditions.
- Nurseries and propagation teams — define the receiving test, hydration method, particle requirement, and trial acceptance criteria.
- Substrate blenders — provide the blend ratio, other components, finished-product target, and incoming-material limits.
- Importers and distributors — align product name, label claims, storage, retained samples, and downstream specification documents.
Buyer checks before approving a low-EC block
A useful approval process connects the sample or reference data with the production lot and the buyer's receiving inspection. Close these four gaps before commercial confirmation.
Conductivity method
Record the extraction ratio, water specification, preparation steps, reporting unit, instrument basis, target, and tolerance.
Application context
Describe where the block enters the growing or blending workflow, which operating limits matter, and how a representative trial will be judged.
Receiving inspection
Define how many units represent a lot, who draws the samples, what triggers a second test, and who accepts or rejects the shipment.
Packing and handling
Set the required presentation and logistics data: wrap, buyer marks, label language, pallet pattern, storage limits, and destination handling.
How to qualify the EC reference correctly
Two conductivity results are comparable only when the same protocol is used. The RFQ should fix the dilution or extraction setup, test water, sample conditioning, temperature handling, instrument basis, and reporting unit. A quotation that states only “low EC” leaves room for two parties to test the same material differently.
The RFQ should therefore identify the required procedure and the point of measurement. If a sample or analysis is reviewed, record its identity and limitations. For an order, confirm whether the applicable evidence is a reference report, pre-shipment test, third-party result, or receiving inspection. See the document and analysis planning guide for questions to close before relying on a certificate or report.
Hydration, storage, and quality-control planning
Compression reduces the space required before hydration, but the receiving team still needs a repeatable method. Document how the block will be expanded: litres per block, soak window, mechanical breakup, draining sequence, and the point at which inspection begins. Keep blocks dry, separate lots, preserve labels, and define any retained-sample requirement.
These controls are especially important when different people approve the sample, receive the container, and use the material. The same written checklist should follow the product through purchasing, warehousing, and production.
Packing, MOQ, and export quotation scope
The listed MOQ is 10 MT, but current availability, exact packing, palletization, loadability, and schedule must be reconfirmed. Send the required quantity per shipment or month, destination country and port, preferred trade term, label language, document list, and target timing.
Use the MOQ and shipping terms guide to prepare the commercial basis, then review the Indonesia cocopeat import workflow before placing an order.
Low-EC price planning reference
EC below 0.6 mS/cm · listed MOQ 10 MT
Planning guidance only, not a binding offer. The written quotation confirms the EC method, specification, packing, quantity, destination, Incoterm, freight scope, availability, and validity.
Low EC versus the active high-EC grade
| Decision point | Low EC | High EC |
|---|---|---|
| Published EC reference | Below 0.6 mS/cm | Above 0.7 mS/cm |
| Qualification emphasis | Incoming low-EC method and tolerance | Buyer processing, blending, or accepted incoming grade |
| Commercial starting point | Listed MOQ 10 MT | MOQ confirmed by enquiry |
| Final decision | Application, test procedure, packing, evidence, and order terms must be accepted in writing. | |
Frequently asked questions about 5kg low-EC cocopeat
What does “low EC” mean for this 5kg block?
The published reference is below 0.6 mS/cm. The accepted order should also state the extraction ratio, water specification, reporting unit, sample basis, target, and tolerance.
What must be validated before a low-EC block enters a growing program?
The conductivity figure addresses only one input variable. Buyer validation should cover irrigation water, nutrient strategy, air-water balance after expansion, drainage behaviour, container setup, and a representative production trial.
Can wrapping, labels, or pallets be requested?
They can be included in an enquiry. Submit the artwork, language, wrapping, marks, pallet, handling, and quantity requirements so feasibility can be confirmed in writing.
What information is needed for a low-EC quotation?
Send the product format, EC method and limit, application, quantity, packing, destination, preferred trade term, document requirements, and target timing.
Prepare the low-EC block RFQ
A complete enquiry lets sales compare the technical requirement with the packing and shipment plan. Include any open point instead of assuming it is standard.