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Buy, ship, store, sell, and settle in one place
Maximize profits and mitigate risks with Agtech, a feature-rich solution for agricultural merchandising and trading. Utilize the latest cloud-based technology to digitalize the complete contract lifecycle — from origination, processing, and storage to logistics and settlements in real time so you can make faster and better decisions.
Maximize margins at every step of the contract lifecycle
Today’s fast-paced agricultural sector is characterized by unpredictable weather patterns, volatile commodity prices, evolving trade regulations, and tight margins. Against this backdrop traditional ERP and commodity management systems struggle to keep pace with industry demands. Rooted in outdated accounting frameworks, these systems falter in the face of modern challenges. Agtech is a game-changing solution designed for grain and oilseed merchandisers and traders in the digital age.
Simplify contract lifecycle
Better mitigate risk
Improve basis margins
Maximize carry earnings
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Key features
Capture producer contracts
Communicate and maintain posted bids and discount schedules.
Manage truck and rail movements.
Maintain a daily position report.
Manage position and execute purchases and sales
Capture, price, verify, and confirm both purchase and sale contracts.
Manage real-time impacts on positions and P&L.
Minimize commodity price risk using derivative hedge instruments.
Manage logistics and operational risks
Plan, schedule, and monitor the logistics of purchases and sales.
Optimize asset utilization and manage storage levels.
Monitor the average quality of inbound tickets.
Analyze the value of blending operations on P&L.
Unify front and back office with full financial transparency
Integrate AR, AP, and inventory subledgers with contracts and tickets.
Segment P&L by location, currency, and commodity for better visibility.
Improve mark-to-market reporting for physical trades, derivatives, and inventory.
Improve relationship with producers using data
Turn my customer’s data into decision-making knowledge.
Understand customers’ style of negotiations from past transactions.
Anticipate requirements using demand and sales forecasting tools.
Enhance your Agtech solution with optional value-added modules
Agtech’s front-to-back solution provides complete control and oversight of the entire product lifecycle. Unlike other multi-commodity offerings, Agtech is specifically designed for agricultural markets with a fully integrated web portal and enriched document tools. Better yet, it’s available on the ION Cloud, which can lead to big savings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the main uses of Agtech?
Agtech is a complete trading, risk management, merchandising, and accounting solution for grain and oilseeds merchandising and trading.
How can Agtech empower me to make better business decisions?
With Agtech, you get real-time visibility into positions and inventory levels across commodities, in storage or transit, at all locations. With this data on hand when you need it, you can make more informed decisions. Agtech captures deals and tracks movements that impact inventory at each staging point. This means you can minimize the risk of supplies not being available at the right place at the right time, while avoiding issues around supply delays, substitutions, and penalties.
What are the benefits of utilizing Agtech solution for managing origination and processing data in the milling software industry?
By using Agtech solution for managing origination and processing data in the milling software industry, businesses can enhance traceability, improve quality control, and achieve better production planning, leading to cost savings, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
How can Agtech agriculture solution simplify my supply chain in the feed manufacturing industry?
Agtech agriculture solution streamlines processes, optimizes inventory management, and enables seamless integration of data across the supply chain in the feed manufacturing industry, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced operational complexities.
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