Since 2004 FarmLink has been successfully applying professional market analysis to developing profitable sales strategies, finding the best deals, and making sure the right decisions are being made for each client’s operation. New in 2009/10 we are offering three new levels of marketing service to Western Canadian producers. Contact us today to learn more, and find the marketing consulting package that best suits your farm!

Access Market Information

• Text-messaged futures updates, 3 times daily
   
• Access to FarmLink’s Mobile Futures page, accessible from any internet-capable device
   
• Subscription to the Daily Market Wire, an email sent post-close commenting on the day’s events in futures markets relevant to western Canadian crop producers: corn, soybeans, wheat, canola, barley, oats, Canadian dollar, energies and macro markets

Market Analysis and Strategies

• All ‘Access Market Information’ services
   
• Professionally-developed written analysis of grain, oilseed, pulses, special crop and other relevant markets, updated regularly, via email, as frequently as market conditions dictate
   
• Includes ongoing sales recommendations and long-term strategy ideas
   
• Self-directed access to FarmLink’s Client Centre, which offers advanced marketing management tools as well as futures quotes (10-minute delay)
   
• Text-messaged alerts of critical market events and new recommendations
   
• This service package also offers unlimited access to a FarmLink Market Analyst dedicated to responding to subscribers’ phone and email queries

Advanced Marketing Consulting

• All aspects of ‘Access Market Information’ and ‘Market Analysis and Strategies’ packages
   
• The services of a local Marketing Advisor for one-on-one market monitoring and advocacy
  
  
  • Monthly reports tracking the farm’s inventories, sales and contract details
     
  • Guidance utilizing the FarmLink Client Centre
     
  • Price discovery; to obtain for clients the best available price
     
  • Analysis of all the various contracting options for each type of crop
     
  • Overall expert advice on when, where, who and how to make sales to avoid pitfalls and risks, and to maximize pricing potential

Premium Financial-Based Marketing Consulting

• All aspects of ‘Access Market Information’, ‘Market Analysis and Strategies’ and ‘Advanced Marketing Consulting’
   
• Enhanced financial analysis and reporting
   
• Tailoring of external market signals to fit the unique needs of the farm operation
   
• Recommendations that take into account individual storage, cash flow and profitability considerations, and to help reach short, mid and long-range management objectives
   
• A formal, written marketing plan for the farm focused on optimizing profitability, incorporating professional analysis of the operation’s unique needs and goals