How do they match: Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

  • Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

  • Produce Broker
  • Produce Buyer
  • Produce Shipper
  • Product Director
  • Cattle Producers
  • Farm Product Purchaser
  • Farm Products Purchasing Agent
  • Farm Products Shipper
  • Ground Products Director
  • Livestock, Grain, Cotton and Other Farm Products Purchasing Agent

  • Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.

  • Advise farm groups or growers on land preparation or livestock care techniques that will maximize the quantity and quality of production.
  • Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.
  • Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.
  • Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records.
  • Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities.
  • Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage.
  • Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.
  • Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.
  • Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
  • Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.

  • Purchase products or services.