Des Moines, Iowa
July 31, 2008
The MarketPoint(SM) resource, an
online service from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, that
conveniently links grain sellers with buyers, is expanding into
Iowa and all of Nebraska after completing a successful trial
program in central Nebraska.
The MarketPoint service allows corn growers to post grain
offerings online to multiple buyers, providing producers with
enhanced profit opportunities, greater product differentiation
and more convenience. It offers end users the opportunity to
source better quality grain. The MarketPoint service is
available at
http://www.marketpoint.pioneer.com.
“MarketPoint resource benefits both growers and buyers,” says
Joe Foresman, Pioneer senior marketing manager. “Providing a
connectivity point for growers and buyers, MarketPoint resource
is a unique tool that exists nowhere else in the industry. With
the expansion into Iowa and farther into Nebraska, even more
growers and buyers now can use this proven resource tool.”
Growers can post their high-quality grain for sale to local
buyers. At this point, the computer monitors the bid/ask until
the contract settles or expires. Buyers are able to source
higher-value grain because they can monitor large volumes in
their origination area; even if they’re looking for grain with
unique characteristics, such as Pioneer® brand hybrids
designated as High Total Fermentables (HTF) or High Available
Energy (HAE). These products help maximize efficiency for end
users, whether it is in their ethanol plants or livestock
operations.
“It is the only tool that offers buyers easy access to hundreds
of bona fide growers who have some of the best grain in the
area,” Foresman says.
The advantage for growers is they can post bushels to multiple
buyers and receive incoming active private bids for their corn.
Growers will be able to do this while telling buyers as much as
they can about the high quality of the grain.
Growers can distinguish their product offering by citing the
grain’s characteristics. They can differentiate themselves by
earning the Pioneer “Grain Quality Certification,” the result of
a special training program showing that these growers apply the
best practices in grain management to preserve quality.
Additional Grain Quality Certification workshops are scheduled
throughout the expansion area in August. Contact your local
Pioneer sales professional to learn about becoming certified.
Convenience is another factor enticing to growers and buyers.
“In the past, growers may have had to call buyers to check on
their prices, and by the time they make a few calls, the first
price already may have changed,” Foresman says. “With the
MarketPoint resource, you can check prices day or night. It
provides growers with real-time prices during active trading
hours around the clock. The feedback from the initial launch has
shown the resource tool is an easy-to-use service.”
The MarketPoint resource provides participating growers access
to reports that summarize their grain sales for the year.
Growers in the program also will receive cell phone text-message
alerts on commodity prices, incoming bids and offer acceptance.
For more information on the MarketPoint resource, go to the
Pioneer Web site at
http://www.marketpoint.pioneer.com, contact Pioneer at
1-888-393-6471 or talk with your local sales professional.
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world’s leading
source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers
and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des
Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics
in nearly 70 countries.
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