Grain
Bester's grain department manages the marketing and supply chain – from production to processing – of winter and summer producers and millers in the human as well as animal feed sectors.
WINTER GRAIN
- Wheat
- Barley
- Oats
- Canola
- Triticale
- Lupins
SUMMER GRAIN
- White Maize
- Yellow Maize
- Sunflower
- Soya Beans
- Sorghum
Marketing instruments
Producers know how to manage production risk. Unfortunately, as far as price risk is concerned, the necessary protection is not always available. Bester offers a wide range of marketing instruments to ensure sufficient price risk management. Clients can select their own combination of our marketing instruments. Each of these instruments has its own risk profile regarding price and delivery.
Some of the instruments used include:
- Bester Grain Marketing plan (BGM-plan)
- Personal mandate level pricing
- Advanced pricing
- Basis contract
- Delayed pricing contract
- Minimum price contract
- Spot market contract
- On-farm loading
Every client’s situation is unique, therefore, Bester advises everybody according to their own needs. We can help you find the best combinations of marketing instruments that will suit your needs and will thus increase your profitability in the long term.
Africa
Bester Zambia
Bester Feed & Grain Zambia (Bester Zambia) opened its doors in October 2015 in Lusaka after Bester’s active trading involvement in Southern Africa over the past 8 years. Procurement of animal feed raw material has been sourced from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania. By using this network, it was a natural transition to extend our footprint into Africa by registering the business in Zambia.
Bester Zambia specialises in the procurement and trading of animal feed raw materials such as:
- Soya Oil Cake
- Sunflower Oil Cake
- Cotton Oil Cake
- Maize Bran
- Wheat Bran
- Cotton Hulls
- Cottonseed
- Molasses
- Grains such as soya beans, wheat, and maize
All raw materials and grain are sourced directly from approved farmers, oilseed crushers, and millers. We offer a full logistical service that includes road transport, clearing, warehousing, and delivery directly from the source to the client’s premises.
Bester Namibia
Bester Feed & Grain Namibia (Bester Namibia) operates in conjunction with Bester Feed & Grain and Bester Zambia in trading with grains and feed commodities in the Southern African region. In addition to rendering services to the Namibian consumers and suppliers of grains and feedstuffs, Bester Namibia is also involved in exports from Namibia, in line with the tax, commercial, and currency requirements of the Namibian Government. Typical export products include fish meal and meat and bone meal.
Bester Fruit & Nuts
Sourcing, processing, and exporting are the three main functions of Bester Fruit & Nuts (BFN). These functions are incorporated into a trade solution that is continuously improved to strengthen the link between farmers’ produce and the international consumer market. BFN manages the whole supply chain to ensure customers across the globe receive their produce in the most effective and timely manner.
At Bester Fruit & Nuts we sell pecan nuts in three forms: 1) nuts in-shell, 2) halves and 3) pieces.
Bester Fruit & Nuts is affiliated with:
Bester Fertilizer
Bester Fertilizer, established in June 2023, focus on optimising the agricultural inputs supply chain for our clients. As a supply chain specialist, our mission is to be a strategic procurement partner for our clients. Through market knowledge and insights, we strive to source quality products at competitive rates to ensure that our clients effectively optimise the cost of crop inputs. We facilitate the process from importing, handling, blending and delivery of products to clients throughout Southern Africa, across all crop varieties.
