What the buyer specifies
- Intended flour or milling use
- Protein level and measurement basis
- Test weight, moisture, falling number and gluten parameters
- Foreign matter, damaged grain, pesticide residue and mycotoxin limits
- Crop year, quantity and shipment programme
- Destination, delivery rule, inspection, sampling and payment structure
The live offer and final contract define the binding grade. Lower-protein feed or soft wheat is not automatically suitable for milling blends.
Origin and delivery planning
Suitable origins are assessed against the buyer’s specification, quantity, shipment window, destination and landed economics. The live offer identifies the proposed producer or seller, country of origin, load point, quantity and route.
Each proposed transaction is reviewed using the actual origin, counterparties, banks, vessel or carrier, route and destination.
The parties select the appropriate Incoterms® 2020 rule only after confirming the transport mode and exact named port or place.
Transaction review and documents
The proposed grain transaction requires current review of the product, seller, ownership and control, banks, payment route, vessel, ports, carrier, insurer and applicable jurisdictions. Product-level authorisations do not remove the need for transaction-level diligence.
Documents may include a certificate of analysis, phytosanitary certificate, fumigation evidence where required, certificate of origin, weight and sampling records, independent inspection and transport documents.
Product, import, inspection, customs and documentation requirements are confirmed for the actual destination, importer and declared end use.