[It may be helpful to print these instructions so if necessary you can refer to them as you browse the site]
Welcome to Grain Trading Online. The goal of this site is to provide a virtual grain trading exchange. Growers can market any quantity of their grain directly to any individual or business that requires grain. Purchasers of grain can use Grain Trading Online as a way to broaden their sourcing options.
Using GTO
To browse the products listed for sale, registration is not mandatory however you must register if you want to list or purchase grain. Registering as a buyer or seller is simple and free.
Registering
When you click on Register you will be directed to a page where you can enter your personal details to become a registered user.
Your login details requires you to type in your email address and to nominate a password. This password can be any word or number combination. This password will then be the password you are required to enter with your email address when you login to the site in the future.
How do you intend to use this site? You can elect whether you are a buyer, a seller, or both. You may also tick multiple preferred crops if necessary.
We recommend that you click on User Agreement to read it in full before completing your registration.
Once your details are confirmed you can either list grain for sale or browse for available products.
Home Page
To look at grain listings you can either:
a.click on Categories eg. Wheat, Barley or Sorghum; or b.click on Search on the tab under the GTO logo; or c.click on Find in the Buy section.
All grain is listed in a table format. You can view the grain in ascending or descending order by clicking on the heading eg. Tons
For example – if you click Tons then the grain will be listed from the largest number of tons to the smallest, or if you click on Bid/t the grain will be sorted by the price per tonne.
Search
To search for grain click Search on the tab under the GTO logo.
To view every item of grain listed click Search (you may need to change the closing date). Otherwise you can refine your search by choosing a Category, Locality, Accessibility and/or Closing Date.
Once grain is listed in the table format, you can click on any of the description (ie. the words) to give you further information on that grain.
The information page will list:
Location Storage Accessibility Protein Screenings Test Weight Delivery Date Time remaining until bid closes Price of the current bid
This page is where you can bid on grain. Enter your bid in dollars only (no cents). The minimum bidding increase is $1.00
Following your bid you are asked to confirm your bid. This will detail the price of your bid per tonne and the total purchase price.
As a buyer you have the option to inform the seller that you would like the grain before the bidding closes.
To do this you place a bid under the grain's description then click Place Bid. On the page following, click on the red text
Do you want to buy before the closing date? Then Confirm the amount of your bid.
The seller will then be contacted advising them that you want the grain prior to the closing date. The seller then has the opportunity to accept the offer you have made.
Please be aware that this bid is only valid if accepted by the Seller. That is, if the Seller does not accept your offer but you would still like to make a bid with the effective closing date, then you must make another bid by repeating the process (except this time you will NOT click on Do you want to buy before the closing date?
Login
When logging in, use your email address and password (that you nominated when registering with the site). Once logged in you can update your registration details if necessary. If you want to leave your details as is, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Next. This will then take you to the Home Page.
Options
When you are registering you select whether you are a buyer or seller or both.
Pending: The grain you have bid on which has not yet closed;
Won: Grain you have bid on and won, therefore the bidding has closed;
Lost: The grain you bid on but were not the highest bidder and is now closed.
As a seller you have the following options:
-Add Listing -Listing Overview -Current -Sold
Current: Product that is still open to bids;
Sold: Product that has been sold
Sellers
You can list grain after becoming a registered user. When listing grain there is the option to include as much or as little detail as you elect to, however you must nominate a time that the bidding will close. If a buyer requires grain urgently (before the bidding closes) then a text message and email will be sent to you enquiring about a quick sale.
Once logged in, you will have access to your member’s area where you can list grain, view your products for sale, and change account details to name a few.
Once a sale is complete, you will receive an email and a text message to your mobile phone informing you. The email will contain the buyer’s contact information so that you can make direct contact with the buyer and finalise delivery etc.
Grain Trading Online will charge a fee of 1% plus GST to the Seller for grain sold on the site.
Payment
Where a transaction totals $50,000.00 or more (excluding GST) GTO reserves the right to request evidence of a Buyer's ability to pay these moneys. It is then soley GTOs decision whether this evidence is accepted.
For Buyers, payment for grain is required 21 days (unless otherwise agreed and at GTO's sole discretion) from the date which is the end of the business week of delivery of grain.
For Sellers, payment for GTOs fee & the grain levy is due and payable 21 days from the date which is the end of the business week of delivery of grain (unless otherwise agreed and subject to the sole discretion of GTO).
For those Buyers whom GTO has not provided prior confirmation of 21 day payment terms (or otherwise) the following provision strictly apply:
1. Upon the successful bid, the Buyer will within 60 hours deposit cleared funds equal to or more than the amount of the load to be delivered, or an amount equal to the total purchase price into Grain Trading Online Pty Ltd Trust Account (“GTO”).
2. Forthwith upon the Buyer depositing the required cleared funds into GTO’s Trust Account, the Buyer will forward written notification to GTO via facsimile or email (facsimile number 07 4663 5289; email: admin@graintradingonline.com.au).
3. As soon as practicable after receipt of confirmation that the deposited purchase price is cleared funds GTO will provide notification of receipt of the money to both the Buyer and the Seller.
4. Once the Seller has received notification from GTO that the Purchase Price has been deposited into GTO’s Trust Account as cleared funds the Seller will permit delivery. Delivery is to be arranged between the Buyer and the Seller independent to this transaction (including any weighing which must also be arranged between the Buyer and the Seller).
5. In the event that the quantity of grain is to be delivered in multiple loads, the Buyer is required to deposit a minimum of the value of the load to be delivered and this applies to all subsequent deliveries until the total purchase price has been paid.
6. Upon the delivery of grain from the Seller to the Buyer the Seller with complete a Declaration substantially in accordance with the attached Annexure “A” and will forward it to GTO by facsimile or ordinary post within 5 working days.
7. The Buyer and Seller both acknowledge and agree that GTO will not be required to invest any purchase monies deposited into its Trust Account.
8. If the Buyer does not lodge an objection with GTO within 60 hours of delivery of the grain the Buyer will be deemed to be satisfied with the quality and quantity of the grain and authorises GTO to immediately release the Purchase Price (less any Fee payable to GTO and the Grain Levy) to the Seller within two (2) working days of the expiration of the said 60 hour period.
9. Should GTO be notified of any dispute between the Buyer and the Seller regarding the quality and quantity of the grain or in any other way related to the transaction GTO will hold the purchase price in trust or pay the purchase price into the relevant Queensland Court. Where GTO is on notice of a dispute it will not pay the funds to the Seller until it has received written direction from the Buyer and the Seller.
10. The Buyer and the Seller both acknowledge that they have each been advised to and have been afforded the opportunity of, obtaining independent legal advice in relation to this Agreement prior to entering into it. The Buyer and Seller have elected to proceed either without such advice or having obtaining such independent advice as they in the circumstances require.
When registering, Sellers agree that GTO will provide them with a Recipient Created Tax Invoice.
Buyers
You can view the grain available for sale by searching by category or as a more advanced option, you can search locality, accessibility and quality.
Grain listed in the table format can then be sorted by each heading eg. Tons, Storage, Accessibility and Quality in ascending or descending order by clicking on the heading.
You can view a more detailed description of grain listed in the table format by clicking on it. If you then wish to purchase that grain enter Your Bid and then click Place Bid.
After placing your bid you will then be asked to confirm the bid.
If another buyer places a bid higher than yours, you will be sent an email and a text message informing you so that you can make another bid if you require.
Delivery
It is the responsibility of the Buyer and the Seller to arrange delivery. If you click on the Transport link at the top of the home page there is a list of cartage businesses (for your information).
Upon delivery, if the grain is rejected by the Buyer on the grounds that the grain does not match the description listed on the website, the Seller will be responsible for the cartage costs to return the grain to him/her.
If the grain is however rejected by the Buyer for any other grounds (other than listed above) the Buyer will be responsible for the cartage costs to return the grain to the Seller.
Weighing
In the event of a weigh-bill charge being payable for grain being delivered, the seller is responsible for this cost (unless otherwise agreed between the parties).
