Connecting farmers and exporters directly

Before, to learn the price I drove to the market or called around, and heard different numbers every time. Now I check the quotes in the morning and decide myself whether to hold the grapes another week. Last season that kept me from selling in a hurry.

We need a specific position by region and harvest month. We filter the catalogue, contact the farm directly and agree on the harvest in advance. The chain of middlemen got shorter, and answers come faster than by phone.

We list free chambers with their temperature range and capacity. At the start of the season requests come on their own — no separate advertising was needed. The farmer sees in advance which crop there is room for, and does not travel for nothing.

We see requests by route, cargo type and dates. The sore point used to be the return trip: the truck often ran empty. Now we find a return load in advance, and planning routes became easier.

We need raw produce with a clear grade and defect type — small grade-2 fruit is exactly what suits drying. On the platform a lot is described up front, so what arrives matches expectations and returns became rarer.

We registered the farm with its location on the map, area and harvest month. A buyer now sees where the orchard is and how large the harvest will be, so the conversation starts with volume and dates rather than "what do you have?".