FreshAgenda Insights

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FreshAgenda

FreshAgenda offers comprehensive analysis of global dairy markets.

We underpin the platform with our unique Dairy Trade Simulator (DTS) tool that offers dynamic modeling and analysis. The DTS contains all significant fundamental data from both historical and forecast perspectives. Clients can license DTS as part of the service.

A dynamic rolling global market outlook emerges from continuous monitoring of global developments, updating our two-year outlook each month.

Methodology

Commodity Milk Value

What you get from the DTS

Insight

Prompt, frequent update of a global outlook for dairy markets.
Readily assess “hot items” affecting dairy markets.
Rapidly evaluate and quantify impacts of market developments.
Build dynamic scenarios for multiple changes in assumptions
Drill into specific issues affecting the outlook

Convenience

- One stop, cost effective means to systemize the use and analysis of business intel, driving improved analysis of risks and supporting decision-making
- Packaged, comprehensive and cost-effective data covering the global supply chain, saving research and data acquisition costs
- Three model options with varying complexity to suit user requirements
- The tool is built in MS Excel, avoiding software conflict issues for users

Key Take-Aways

Projected commodity values based on fundamentals, derived from historical supply-chain influences over time.
Balance sheet analysis based on stocks-to-use and “market tension” measures.
Sensitivity and “what-if” analysis on balance sheets and commodity values based on changes in key variables.
Impact on farmgate milk values in different exporting regions based on product mix, conversion costs and exchange rates.
Trade trends both volume and value by product, market and exporter.
Comprehensive supply chain data.

How Is it Being Used?
Clients around the world and across the supply chain use FreshAgenda to assist in risk management, support in-house analysis and inform strategy, planning and budgeting.

FreshAgenda Packages

DTS Service Package

Licence of desktop simulation tool
Differences in features and contents
Cloud-refreshed as data is released
One licence per client group – Multiple users can be nominated
User tutorials and orientation assist in on-boarding
3-month trial if required

Analysis Reports Package

Monthly outlook reports

Full explanation of the outlook
Sensitivity of key variables and influences
Changes in the outlook from previous update
Regional supply/demand analysis

A monthly Trade Insights newsletter

Analysis of recent historical trade data
High-level indicators of trends
Analyses of total market, products, market regions

Global Dairy Weekly

Newsletter of market developments and corporate news from key production and market regions

GDT Wrap

Comprehensive summary of the results of each GDT auction mailed within a day of each event

Custom Analysis Package

Regular calls to discuss outlook updates and issues
Presentations to users
Consulting and custom data supply using sources available from our data suite

CRM

Centralize and Standardize Communication With Customers

Communication and consistency are key when providing optimal customer service. Finally, you can maintain a solid-performing CRM while maintaining one customer database. CMS offers a fully integrated CRM to capture all activity around sale and purchase opportunities.

Centralizes all communication with customers

Integrates with your ERP

Captures and documents all activity around sale and purchase opportunities

Accounting

Tools and Financial Reports Designed for the Specific Needs of the Grain Industry

Grain businesses require unique tools to manage the accounting complexities of the industry. CMS’ Accounting module provides every tool necessary to handle everything from accounts receivable to the general ledger. Instantly generate financial reports explicitly customized for a grain business.

Provides various grain-specific accounting tools

Generates financial reports often required of grain businesses

Converts to several currency options

Logistics

Easily Manage Product Movements

From inbound to outbound movements, managing the logistics of processing and trading commodities is a monumental task. CMS’ Logistics provides a user-friendly interface to efficiently manage the inbound or outbound multimodal movement of products or bulk commodities.

Manages accrued expenses to each logistics line

Creates multiple displays for multiple task types

Access ship to/from company inventory or direct ship

Contracting

Control Purchase and Sale Contracts

Your agribusiness’ success depends greatly on closely monitoring your purchase and sales contracts. With real-time position reporting, CMS’ Contracting module provides full management capabilities for purchases and sale contracts sourced either off-farm or from a trading partner.

Provides real-time position reporting

Gives management capability of purchases and sale contracts

Tracks contracts sourced off-farm or a trading partner

Order Entry

Handle Client Orders with Ease

When your agribusiness involves various products ranging from feed additives to fertilizer, carefully handling orders is critical to successful business operation. CMS’ Order Entry module provides an efficient and robust method of taking orders from your clients. The solution is designed to handle the unique needs of feed additives, finished and premix feed, seed, chemical, and fertilizer sales.

Provides an efficient method for taking orders

Handles various products

Manages critical information required to fill orders

Export Documentation

Automatically Creates Shipping Documents

Take the guesswork out of creating necessary documents for exporting products. With CMS’ Export Documentation module, documents necessary for shipping products internationally are automatically created. The module is tightly integrated with our Logistics module for a winning combination.

Creates documents automatically

Tracks product movements

Manages documentation required for exports

Inventory Management

Efficiently Track Inventory Location, Costing Methods, and Selling Prices

Knowing every detail of your inventory is key when operating an agribusiness. Gain tracking capabilities, including costing methods and selling prices on a product and location level with multi-currency/multi-unit of measure with CMS’ Inventory Management module. The module also offers nested formula capabilities and bin tracking features.

Traceability and lot control

Tracks inventory location, costing methods, and selling prices

Offers multi-currency or multi-unit of measure applications

Provides nested formula capabilities