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Trade Terms
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What is HiPro sunflower meal?
HiPro sunflower meal is meal from partly dehulled seed, with more protein and less fibre than standard meal. The grade is a…
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What is a GAFTA contract?
A GAFTA contract is a standard trade form from the Grain and Feed Trade Association, used for grain, feed and pulses. It…
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Sunflower Meal Protein Grades for Feed: Low-Pro, Standard and HiPro
Sunflower meal is sold in protein grades that are trade conventions, not legal categories. This guide explains how dehulling sets protein and…
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Malting Barley Specification: Germination, Protein and Screenings
A malting barley specification decides whether a lot becomes malt or feed. This guide explains germination energy and capacity, protein, screenings, moisture…
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What does a walnut colour grade mean?
A position on a trade colour scale, judged against a physical reference. It is the dominant price driver and it drifts with…
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What is a price review clause?
A contract term that allows a fixed price to be revisited when a defined input moves beyond a defined threshold. It replaces…
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How do you compare two supplier quotations properly?
Normalise both to the same delivery point, the same specification, the same packaging and the same payment terms before comparing anything. Most…
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FOB vs CIF Pricing: What You Are Actually Comparing
FOB and CIF look like two points on the same scale and are not. Under Incoterms 2020 both are sea and inland…
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Pricing Models in Agricultural Commodity Trade
A quotation is a number wrapped around a set of assumptions. This guide sets out the four pricing structures used in agricultural…
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What is an RFQ in food trade?
A request for quotation: a structured document that tells suppliers exactly what to price, so their answers can be compared.