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Grain & oilseed market intelligence for physical-market decisions
The Black Silo Platform combines directly sourced cash prices, supply & demand data, market news and Fryer's Reports to help commercial teams:
 • Negotiate better
 • Compare origins and offers
 • Anticipate supply and cost pressure
 • Manage exposure and hedging
 • Protect margins
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Black Silo
Price alone does not show whether a move is being driven by local availability, wider trade flows or a changing market outlook. By placing physical cash prices in context, Black Silo helps teams judge what is changing and how it could affect your position, costs and margins. 
Negotiate from a stronger position
Negotiate from a stronger position
Benchmark bids, offers and supplier quotes against physical cash prices across different origins.
Act earlier on price and supply risks
Act earlier on price and supply risks
Spot shifts in crop balances, trade flows and origin competitiveness before they affect your exposure or costs.
Protect your margins
Protect your margins
Use cash-market context and forward-looking analysis to inform pricing, procurement, basis and hedging decisions.
Black Silo Platform Overview
See the physical grain & oilseed market in one view

Fryer's Reports

Understand what moved the market and what may come next.

Access the Wheat Report, Feedgrains Report and Proteins Report before Euronext opens, followed by the evening EU–Black Sea Report. The Weekly Recap, USDA Summary and Durum Report by Spiga Dorata add broader and specialist perspectives.

The core Fryer's Reports combine physical cash prices, key market developments and Black Silo’s outlook on where the market may be heading.

Helps you:
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Make better-informed pricing, trading, procurement and hedging decisions
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Form a forward-looking view of grain and oilseed markets
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Identify emerging price and supply risks
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Prepare for negotiations
1-page outlooksMorning reports before Euronext opensPublished since 2001

Physical Price Charts

See how cash markets compare over time.

Interactive charts make it easier to track physical grain prices over time and compare the origins Black Silo covers. Users can see where prices are converging, where they are separating and how origin competitiveness is changing.

This matters because the same futures market can sit behind very different physical-market conditions across countries and delivery points.

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Compare FOB prices across origins
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Benchmark bids, offers and supplier quotes
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Assess origin competitiveness
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Review cash-market movements alongside basis and hedge decisions
20+ years of physical prices Directly sourced cash pricesUpdated every day

Supply & Demand

See where supply pressure may build. 

Changes in production, trade or stocks can materially alter the market outlook. Compare production, consumption, imports, exports and stock estimates from Black Silo, USDA, the European Commission, FranceAgriMer and Coceral by commodity, country and harvest year.

Seeing these sources side by side reveals where forecasts agree or diverge and where potential tightness, surplus or shifts in trade flows may be developing.

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Spot potential supply tightness or surplus
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See where major estimates agree or diverge
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Assess availability and trade-flow risks
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Inform trading, procurement and hedging decisions
5 recognised sources6 balance indicatorsSources visible for every estimate

Analyst News Feed

Know what’s moving the market and why. 

Black Silo analysts publish short grain and oilseed market updates on weather, crops, trade, logistics, policy and other developments affecting physical markets.

The focus is not simply on what happened, but on why Black Silo believes it matters to the physical market.

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Monitor developments throughout the day
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Identify events relevant to the commodities you follow
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Add analyst context to breaking market information
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Keep commercial teams aligned around the same developments
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Who Black Silo Platform Is For
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Compare cash prices and origins before pricing
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Follow analyst updates and scheduled reports
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Test market views against supply and demand data
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Review basis and hedge coverage as markets change

Data You Can Inspect & Judgement You Can Challenge

The Platform keeps the evidence behind the market view visible. Cash prices are collected through direct contact with market participants, while the sources behind supply and demand figures remain identifiable. Users can examine the underlying data and assess Black Silo’s interpretation against it.

Black Silo holds no market positions and brokers no physical or financial products. Prices and estimates are cross-checked against market and public sources, with corrections made when better information becomes available.

FAQs
Who is Black Silo Platform for?
Black Silo Platform is a grain and oilseed market intelligence workspace that brings together Fryer's Reports, physical cash prices, supply-and-demand data and analyst market news. It helps commercial teams examine what changed, understand why it matters and assess how it could affect pricing, procurement, trading and hedging decisions.
What features are available on the Platform?
Black Silo Platform is designed for:
 • Grain and oilseed traders and originators
 • Food, feed and biofuel manufacturers and processors
 • Procurement, market and risk teams
 • Commodity and financial analysts
 • Banks, lenders and institutional research teams monitoring agricultural markets
Which grain and oilseed markets does the Platform cover?
The Platform includes four connected types of agricultural market intelligence:
 • Fryer’s Reports with market developments, physical prices and Black Silo’s outlook
 • Interactive charts covering physical cash prices
 • Supply-and-demand estimates from Black Silo and recognised public sources
 • Short analyst updates on weather, crops, trade, logistics, policy and other market developments
How often is Black Silo Platform updated?
Black Silo covers major grain, oilseed, protein-meal and vegetable-oil markets, including wheat, durum, barley, corn, rapeseed or canola, sunflower and soybeans. Exact price coverage varies by commodity, origin, quality, delivery point and available market information.
Which supply-and-demand sources can users compare?
Physical cash prices and analyst news are updated throughout the working week as new market information becomes available. The core Wheat, Feedgrains and Proteins Reports are published before Euronext opens, while the EU–Black Sea Report follows in the evening. Weekly, USDA and specialist reports follow their respective publication schedules.
How does Black Silo collect and verify its market data?
Users can compare estimates from Black Silo, USDA, the European Commission, FranceAgriMer and Coceral. The Platform covers production, consumption, imports, exports and stocks by commodity, country and harvest year, with the source remaining visible for each estimate.
How can I access Black Silo Platform?
Black Silo collects physical cash-price information through direct contact with market participants. Prices and estimates are cross-checked against market and public sources, and corrections are made when better information becomes available. The Platform keeps the underlying sources visible so users can inspect the available evidence and assess Black Silo’s interpretation against it.
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See Black Silo Platform Through Your Markets

Tell us which commodities, origins and decisions matter to your team. We will show you the relevant parts of the platform, explain the available coverage and discuss the right access for your business.

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What does your team need next?
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Follow daily grain and oilseed markets with Fryer's Reports
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Bring current and historical cash prices into your systems with Data & API
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Train junior staff in physical pricing, basis and hedging with Fryers Trading Academy
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Build or review your commodity price-risk approach with Risk Management Consulting
Tell us where your team needs support, and we’ll help you find the right place to start.
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