 Recent
advancements have produced an explosion of attribute-specific commodities
that have moved agriculture into an entirely new system of production and
marketing.
This new industry system is beginning to price commodities according to
characteristics rather than the historic pricing mechanism that assigned
value primarily based on weight.
Industry analysts predict that the continued development of specific quality
traits will significantly "de-commodify" the existing marketing
system, moving the food and fiber chain away from bulk handling and blending
of undifferentiated crops and toward a system that meets the specialized
needs of buyers.
Specialized commodities now being commercially produced include:
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Soybeans that bolster livestock’s
protein and amino acid content. |
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Cotton varieties that produce
wrinkle-resistant and fire-retardant fabrics. |
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Wheat varieties with modified
gluten and starch content. |
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Mid-oleic sunflower seeds which
produce oils with low saturated fat. |
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A variety of biotechnology crops
designed to produce food supplements, medicines and other pharmaceutical
products within the plant. |
To successfully execute the production, transportation and processing of
these commodities, it is essential to have a reliable and effective communications
channel. Agristar Global Networks’ high-speed, two-way connectivity
to leading farms provides an ideal system through which food companies can
disseminate to producers all information and protocols related to their
contract farming programs, which could range from emailing PDF documents
containing specific production and handling requirements to broadcasting
high-resolution video presentations that demonstrate new cultivation techniques
needed for production.
And once a specific commodity is produced, we provide the fast, secure and
reliable platform needed to manage, track and transmit the shipping and
aggregation information of the various producers’ output. With Agristar Global Networks
it makes no difference how remotely located or widely dispersed a program’s
producers are – throughout a state, region or across the country –
we can connect them to a value-enhanced network.
For additional information on our value enhanced commodity solutions, please
contact a business development representative today at 651-312-1760, or
email us at opportunity@agristar.com. |
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