The Collaborative Export Program (CEP) provides growers another pathway to the export market and exposure to export margins. It allows growers to integrate their grain marketing strategy using on-farm storage and logistics assets (trucks).
The program promotes open communication and equitable pricing structures by fostering collaboration among farmers, exporters and other stakeholders.
This transparency helps farmers understand market dynamics and empowers them to make informed decisions about their sales. Ultimately enhancing profitability and sustainability.
- Gives growers direct access to the export market
- New export liquidity (Connecting the grower with the international buyer)
- Growers are paid the international price, not the local cash price (the grower receives any export margin
- Exposure to a post harvest export sale
- This export program suits on-farm and warehoused wheat and barley
The difference between local and export price becomes the margin associated for the grower.
How to Participate
- Growers contract wheat and barley to Flexi Grain
- Growers stores grain on farm or deliver into the system
- Once knowing the blended quality of the contracted grain, Flexi Grain makes a sale to an international buyer
- Flexi Grain pre accumulates 50% of the grain at port, prior to the ship arriving.
- The remaining vessel requirements (~50%) will be delivered to port during ship loading
- Once grain is delivered into the bulk handler network, growers can access a 60% advance or defer income until July
- Flexi Grain issues a copy of export documents to the buyer
- Buyer pays Flexi Grain, and Flexi Grain pays all the service providers
- The above is repeated until the pooled grain is fully sold.
- Growers are paid the remaining value after costs, meaning our growers are paid the international price after costs.
The Programs
Payment Structure
| Amount | Timing |
| 60% Payment | 5 days end of the week to the grower once delivered into Commodity Ag |
| 80% Payment | Made to the grower June or July pending the growers cash flow requirements |
| 100% Distribution of Final Pool Equity | On or before September 26 |
*Manage your cash flow and tax with deferred payment terms available
Express Your Interest
Submit your interest in participating in our Collaborative Export Program.
HENRY VAUGHAN
REGIONAL MANAGER, WA
