Custom contract tracking app for arable produce trading
Appfront builds apps for traders in potatoes, onions, grains and other arable products who work with growers under contract: per contract the quantity, pricing structure, quality requirements and delivery period, each delivery linked to the right contract with its weighbridge ticket and quality result, what is still to come, and the settlement per grower with surcharges and deductions. So the trader knows how much is still outstanding and the grower knows where they stand.
What is a contract closing app in the arable trading sector?
An arable trader buys much of their product in advance, under contract with growers: a quantity, a price or pricing structure, quality requirements and a period in which delivery takes place. Throughout the season, deliveries come in, each with a weighbridge ticket and a quality result. A contract management app links each delivery to the right contract, tracks what is still to come, and settles with each grower.
Without such an app, contracts sit in a spreadsheet, weighbridge tickets in the weighbridge system, and quality results in the lab's emails. Working out which delivery falls under which contract is something someone has to do at the end of the season. A grower asking how much they still need to deliver gets an estimate. And the trader's position, how much they have bought and how much is still coming in, is only known once everything has been settled.
We build bespoke software because fulfilment has to fit your trade: which products you trade, which contract and pricing structures you use, how quality affects price, which weighbridge and lab you work with, and which trading system handles your sales and invoicing. A trading system covers buying and selling; managing hundreds of grower contracts through the season is a different job.
Contract per grower
Quantity, price or pricing structure, quality requirements, delivery period and surcharges, recorded per contract, with the grower and the field or lot concerned.
Delivery against contract
Every delivery, with its weighbridge ticket and quality result, linked to the contract it falls under, with the remaining balance still to be delivered.
Settlement per grower
For each contract, the weight delivered, the quality, the surcharges and deductions, and the price, presented as a settlement statement the grower can easily understand.
How we build your contract fulfilment app for arable trading
We start with last season: how many contracts, how many deliveries, and how much time it took to match deliveries to contracts and settle them.
Your products and contract types, pricing and quality requirements, the weighbridge, the lab and the trading system.
Contracts per grower in the app, with quantity, pricing structure, requirements and delivery period, and growers with their details.
Call-offs, weighbridge tickets and quality results per delivery, the link to contracts, and remainders and over- or under-delivery.
Settlement per grower, a portal where growers can see their contracts and deliveries, the link to invoicing, and then ongoing management.
What a contract fulfilment app for arable trading concretely does
The components below come up in almost every arable trading business. Which ones you need depends on your products and contract types.
Contract register
Contracts per grower with product, quantity, price or pricing structure, quality requirements, delivery period and surcharges.
Call-off
Delivery call-offs per contract with date and quantity, so storage and processing can be planned.
Weighbridge ticket and quality
The weight from the weighbridge and the lab result per delivery, linked to the delivery without manual typing.
Fulfilment per contract
What has been delivered under each contract, what is still to come, and over- or under-delivery, updated with every delivery.
Settlement
Per grower, the contract price, surcharges and quality deductions, and the settlement as a document and journal entry.
Position per product
How much you have bought per product, received and still expected, alongside sales, for trading decisions.
Who we build a contract fulfilment app for arable trading for
The app is intended for traders whose contracts and deliveries currently sit in separate lists side by side.
Potato trading
Contracts per variety and quality, with surcharges and deductions for underwater weight and grading. Quality and settlement are the core.
Onion and vegetable trading
Many growers and deliveries from storage across the season. Call-offs and fulfilment matter most.
Grain trading and cooperatives
Contracts with a fixed price or a price fixed at a later date. Position per product and settlement are what is needed.
Processors with grower contracts
Processing plants that contract directly with growers. The grower portal and the link to goods receipt are the core.
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This page covers contracts between trader and grower. For the grower who records his plots and crops, see our page on plot registration software; for the supply chain as a whole, see our page on agri-food software; and for the fruit and vegetable wholesaler, see our page on an AGF wholesale app. You can read about how we work at custom software development.
Why choose Appfront for your arable trade contract fulfilment app?
A contract is only complete once it has been delivered and settled. We build on that: every delivery matched to the right contract, the outstanding balance visible, and a settlement that needs no recalculating.
Knowing what is still to come
For each contract and product, you can see what has been delivered and what is still due. The position is known every day, not at the end of the season.
No puzzle of weighbridge tickets
Each delivery is linked to its contract on arrival, with weight and quality. At the end of the season, nobody has to go looking.
Growers know where they stand
In the portal, growers see their contracts, deliveries and settlements. The phone rings less often.
Security and privacy for an arable trade contract fulfilment app
The app holds contracts, prices, grower details and settlements. Access is set up by role: the buyer sees their contracts, administration sees the settlements, and the grower sees only their own contracts and deliveries. Every change to a contract or settlement is logged with name and time.
The app runs in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily backups. Integrations with the weighbridge, lab and trading system use their own keys, which can be revoked.
Frequently asked questions about an arable trade contract fulfilment app
Questions traders ask before getting started.
It records contracts with growers, including quantity, pricing structure, quality requirements and delivery period. It links each delivery, with its weighing slip and quality result, to the correct contract, tracks what is still to come, settles with each grower including surcharges and deductions, and shows the position per product.
Fixed price, a price fixed later, pool contracts, and acreage-based growing contracts, with surcharges and deductions for quality. We confirm which types you use in the first step.
Yes, if the weighbridge can pass on weights. The weight then goes onto the delivery without manual entry. The same applies to laboratory quality results.
The app shows, per contract, what has been delivered in excess or shortfall. What happens to a surplus or shortfall follows your contract terms: for example, a different price for the excess, or an offset for the shortfall.
Yes, in a portal. A grower sees their contracts, the deliveries with weight and quality, what is still to come, and their settlements.
No. Sales, invoicing and accounting stay in the trading system. The app manages contracts with growers and their fulfilment, and passes on settlements.
Ask that first. Some agricultural trading systems include a contract module, and that is enough when there are few contract types. Custom development makes sense when you have many growers and pricing structures, when quality determines the price per delivery, or when growers need to see their own position.
Every delivery matched to the right contract, and a settlement without manual recalculation?
Tell us which products you trade, with how many growers and which contract types, and how you currently link deliveries. We will show you what the contract register, expiry tracking and settlement look like.