Commodities / Grains and oilseeds
Grains and oilseeds desk
Bulk grains and oilseeds on standard GAFTA and FOSFA contract terms.
Products
What we broker on this desk
Typical specifications are shown as a guide. The specification in your contract is the one that binds.
| Product | Usual origins | Typical specification | Packing and shipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | Russia · Australia · Canada · Ukraine | Milling wheat by protein %, test weight, falling number, moisture 14% max | Bulk vessel |
| Maize (yellow corn) | Brazil · Argentina · USA · Ukraine | Moisture 14.5% max, broken kernels and aflatoxin limits as agreed | Bulk vessel; bulk in containers for smaller lots |
| Soybeans | Brazil · USA · Argentina | Oil and protein basis, moisture 14% max, foreign matter limit | Bulk vessel |
| Sesame seed | Sudan · Nigeria · Ethiopia · India | Natural or hulled, purity, oil content, FFA 2% max, colour | 50 kg bags in containers |
What to send us for a quote
- Commodity and grade or protein level
- Quantity and tolerance, and the vessel size your port can take
- Discharge port, draft and discharge rate
- Shipment window
- Phytosanitary and fumigation requirements
- Payment terms
Typical lanes
- Novorossiysk → Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh
- Santos and Paranagua → Asia and the Middle East
- Kwinana and Adelaide → South-East Asia
- Port Sudan and Lagos → China, Japan, Turkey
Grains are contracted on GAFTA terms and oilseeds on FOSFA terms, with arbitration in London.
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- Office
- Chandigarh, India