Boost your Farm Business: Strategic Grain Marketing Workshops
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There's a lot involved in grain marketing. If you're a grain grower interested in learning more about risk management, strategies to navigate volatile markets or what's driving the price of grain - these workshops are for you!
Across these half-day workshops, experts from Market Check will take attendees through the A-Z of grain marketing and answer any questions you have.
You'll even take home some resources to share your knowledge back on the farm!
Registration is free for growers - book your spot today!
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What will you learn?
Understand Risks and Opportunities
Participants will learn about grain price risk management strategies to use in different scenarios and at different times throughout the marketing year.
State of the Grain Market
Gain a greater understanding of the evolution of the grain supply chain and the current state of the Australian grain market.
Level Up Your Contracts Knowledge
Gain a greater understanding of the different contracts and standards in the Australian grain supply chain.
Explore Market Trends
Learn what drives Australian grain prices and how you can analyse them to make more informed grain marketing decisions.
Using real world examples, participants will:
1. Have a greater understanding of the evolution of the grain supply chain and the current state of the Australian grain market.
2. Be able to demonstrate how local cash prices are derived including where to search for different pricing benchmarks and develop a strong understanding of relative value (basis).
3. Understand what drives Australian grain prices and how they can analyse them to make more informed grain marketing decisions.
4. Understand and effectively select grain price risk management strategies to use in different scenarios and at different times throughout the marketing year.
5. Be able to confidently execute and manage grain marketing tools and strategies.
6. Have a greater understanding of the different contracts and standards in the Australian grain supply chain.
7. Understand risk management fundamentals including benchmarking outcomes of different strategies since 2008.
Take your learnings back to the farm!
Participants also receive:
✓ PowerPoint slide handouts (including note & quiz answer sections)
✓ GrainGrowers Managing Risks in Grain Contracts guide
✓ Australian Grains Industry Review Booklet – 2023 Overview of the Australian Grain Market (PDF, 50 pages)
Learn From Grain Marketing Experts
With 25 years’ experience and a commitment to research and analysis, Market Check has developed an innovative grain marketing philosophy which is the foundation behind our approach to marketing each season. It empowers Australian grain growers with the necessary tools, market insights and solutions to their grain marketing requirements and risk management plans.
About the Presenters
Tom Basnett
Market Check General Manager - Markets, Finance & Operations
Tom Basnett
Market Check General Manager - Markets, Finance & Operations
Tom is one of Australia’s foremost grain marketing analysts and advisors and has been a key player at Market Check since 2004, and integral to the company’s growth.
Tom’s expert strategy development in grain marketing and price risk management has helped build Market Check’s reputation as the pre-eminent independent, grain marketing firm in Australia.
For over 12 years, Tom has given hands-on counsel and advice to Market Check clients, both family farms and corporates, to help them gain maximum value for their grain. Tom also plays a key role in the successful operation of our grain pools.
In his role as General Manager, Tom has leveraged technology and systems to create innovative solutions that meet client’s needs for individual analysis, management and reporting of their grain portfolio and risk management positions.
Nick Crundall
Market Check Head of Strategy
Nick Crundall
Market Check Head of Strategy
Nick is integral in managing the sales and execution of the Market Check pools, alongside Tom Basnett. Nick’s experience and expertise is put to good use in helping add value to Market Check grower members. Nick improves grower returns through strategic trading and execution in the Australian domestic market, while also managing and developing suitable risk management strategies.
Nick has a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from Sydney University and previous career experience with Agfarm and also with Meat & Livestock Australia in their Trade & Economic Services team.
“We value the education on hedging, risk management and having a plan and the way the Market Check team present is easy to understand and very digestible.”
Tom Hewitt
"The Market Check team have a good handle on the inner workings of the grain markets, and I’ve picked up valuable insights from their strategy seminars and educational videos."
Jerel Fromm