Notes from the desk
Procedural writing, not market commentary.
We do not publish price calls. These are notes on the parts of a trade that actually decide whether it goes well — specification, inspection, terms and documents.
- Notes published
- 3
- Subject
- Trade process & procurement
- Audience
- Procurement & operations
- Price forecasts
- None
Quality & inspection
6 min read
Read the certificate of analysis before the vessel sails, not after
Almost every quality dispute in commodity trade is decided by documents drafted weeks before the cargo arrives. Here is what to fix at the point of order.
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Agricultural inputs
7 min read
Soil reclamation is a procurement decision before it is an agronomic one
Salinity and sodicity are different problems with different remedies. Buying the wrong amendment is not merely ineffective — it can make the ground worse.
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Logistics & terms
6 min read
Choose an Incoterm you can actually perform
The difference between FOB, CFR, CIF and DAP is not a price adjustment. It is a transfer of risk, obligation and operational control at a specific physical point.
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Put it into practice
Bring us the requirement these notes describe.
A specification with a test method, a destination and a delivery window is enough to get a real answer.
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