Put Better Market Evidence Behind
Every Cost Decision
Every Cost Decision
Strengthen Price Negotiations
Compare supplier prices with current physical-market values and support negotiations with independent market evidence.
Improve Purchase Timing
Follow price movements and market developments to assess when purchasing conditions are becoming more or less favourable.
Build Reliable Cost Assumptions
Use consistent commodity price data to support purchasing budgets, internal pricing, cost analysis and commercial planning.
When Cost Decisions Need More Market Context
Supplier Prices Change
Check whether a proposed increase reflects wider physical-market conditions or supplier specific factors.
Choosing Between Origins
Compare how quality, location, logistics and basis affect the delivered cost of different purchasing options.
Cash and Futures Diverge
Understand how changing basis relationships affect physical purchasing costs and existing price assumptions.
Budgets Fall Behind the Market
Use current grain and oilseed prices to review assumptions that no longer reflect prevailing conditions.
Supply Conditions Are Disrupted
Assess how crop problems, trade flows or logistics may affect availability, costs and purchasing plans.
Cost Variances Need Explaining
Give finance and management clearer market context for differences between expected and actual purchasing costs.
How Black Silo Supports Commodity
Cost Control
Cost Control
Verify Physical Market Prices
Use current and historical cash prices to compare physical markets and bring consistent data into procurement, pricing and business intelligence workflows.
A Clearer Foundation for Cost Decisions
1
Physical Prices from Market Participants
Cash prices reflect direct conversations with participants across international grain and oilseed markets.
2
Market Information Checked Across Sources
Prices and market developments are compared across sources before informing commercial decisions.
3
Price Changes Explained in Context
Daily market analysis connects price movements with the developments affecting purchasing costs.
Market Intelligence Built on Experience
25+
years
years
of grain and oilseed market experience
250+
companies
companies
using Black Silo globally
60+
countries
countries
across our client base
Make Every Purchasing Decision with the Market in View
Bring physical prices and market context into procurement decisions to better understand, verify and manage grain and oilseed input costs.
Get a QuoteFAQs
How can Black Silo help control raw material costs?
Black Silo provides physical price data and market intelligence that help companies evaluate supplier pricing, compare purchasing options and understand changes in grain and oilseed costs.
How can current grain prices support procurement decisions?
Current grain prices provide market evidence for assessing supplier proposals, comparing origins and deciding when and where to purchase.
Can Black Silo help verify supplier price increases?
Yes. Teams can compare proposed changes with physical cash prices, basis movements and the market developments affecting supply costs.
Why are physical cash prices important for cost control?
Futures indicate broader market direction, while physical prices also reflect origin, quality, location, logistics and local supply and demand.
Can Black Silo data support budgeting and cost analysis?
Yes. Current and historical cash prices can support purchasing budgets, variance analysis, internal pricing models and business-intelligence workflows.
What does your team need next?
Follow daily grain and oilseed markets with Fryer's Reports
Bring current and historical cash prices into your systems with Data & API
Train junior staff in physical pricing, basis and hedging with Fryers Trading Academy
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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