Coco peat and coir pith
Two numbers decide whether a coir growing medium works or fails: EC and pH. Everything else on a specification sheet is secondary.
Coco peat is the pith left when coconut husk is separated into fibre. It holds water, drains well and is the standard soilless growing medium for nurseries, tunnel farming and hydroponics.
EC — electrical conductivity — measures salinity. Coconut husk grown near the coast carries salt, and unwashed pith will burn a root system. pH measures acidity. Together they tell a grower whether the material is ready to use or still needs washing and buffering. A low price on unwashed, unbuffered pith is not a saving; it is a problem transferred to your customer.
Ask for washed, buffered material and get the EC and pH on the certificate of analysis before you accept a container.
Specifications
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| HS code | 5305 (confirm the Indonesian and Pakistani 8-digit lines) |
| Forms | 5 kg blocks, 650 g bricks, discs, grow bags, loose |
| Key specs | EC, pH, moisture content, compression ratio, fibre content, sand and impurity content |
| Grades | Washed / unwashed, buffered / unbuffered, low-EC |
| Certifications | Phytosanitary certificate; fumigation certificate; certificate of analysis showing EC and pH |
We are completing supplier verification on this family. Minimum order, lead time and port of loading are quoted per enquiry. Ask us and we will tell you what we have confirmed and what we have not.
Price logic
Compression ratio drives freight economics more than the material cost — a higher compression ratio puts more product in the same container. Washing and buffering add processing cost but are what a serious grower is paying for. Raw husk availability has tightened as Indonesian domestic processing demand rises, and coconut prices in Indonesia have risen sharply, so expect firmer pricing than the 2023–24 period. We do not publish a rate.