Growers increasingly face a wider range of products for marketing their crops, from pools to basis contracts and SWAPS with a myriad of cash contracting alternatives in between. These alternatives come with varying degrees of risk and complexity. Payment types, including loans and advances, can be costly and taxation confusing. Grain marketing is increasingly viewed as a responsibility forced on the grower. But modem farming enterprises contending with day-to-day issues, including agronomy, machineryand animal husbandry, can ofteri be overwhelmed by the complexities of marketing. Just as there are agronomists, mechanics and veterinarians to help farmers in these areas, there is grain marketing advice available. Those offering marketing products can assist growers in using them, and independent advisers can help growers make product choices or manage contracts and deliveries (Figure 1).
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