Reduce Uncertainty Across Every Risk Decision
See the Complete Position
Bring purchases, sales, inventories, basis and financial hedges into one view of the company’s exposure.
Manage Basis Risk
Track where cash and futures prices diverge and a hedge may leave physical exposure behind.
Respond to Market Changes
Connect price movements with supply, demand, trade flows, logistics and physical-market developments.
Test Different Scenarios
Assess how changes in prices, basis or traded volumes could affect overall exposure, cash flow and margins.
Realign Changing Positions
Review hedges when contracts, volumes, delivery periods or the underlying physical position change.
Make Decisions More Consistent
Use clear objectives, responsibilities and review rules to guide hedging decisions across the business.
When Commodity Risk Needs Reassessment
After a New Purchase or Sale
Identify what has been priced, what remains open and how the contract changes overall exposure.
When Volumes or Delivery Dates Change
Check whether existing hedges still match updated physical commitments.
When a Hedge No Longer Performs as Expected
Review basis movements and other mismatches between physical and financial positions.
Before a Strategy or Management Review
Test current exposure, assumptions and available responses before changing the risk approach.
How Black Silo Helps Reduce Commodity Price Risk
Base Risk Decisions on Physical Prices
Use current and historical cash prices to compare physical values, follow basis and bring consistent data into pricing, analysis and risk models.
Risk Decisions Grounded in
Market Experience
Market Experience
25+
years
years
of grain and oilseed market experience
250+
companies
companies
using Black Silo globally
60+
countries
countries
across our client base
Manage Risk with the Complete Market in View
Bring physical prices, market developments and risk expertise together to understand exposure and make better-informed commodity risk management decisions.
Get a QuoteFAQs
What is commodity price risk?
Commodity price risk is the possibility that changes in physical prices, futures or basis will affect purchasing costs, selling prices, margins or cash flow.
How does Black Silo help mitigate commodity price risk?
Black Silo combines physical price data, market intelligence and independent risk expertise to help companies understand exposure and review their response.
What is basis risk?
Basis risk arises when the difference between a physical cash price and its related futures price changes, reducing the protection provided by the hedge.
Can Black Silo review an existing hedging strategy?
Yes. Black Silo can review physical exposure, financial positions, basis assumptions and the reasoning behind an existing commodity hedging strategy.
Can Black Silo build a risk management framework?
Yes. Support can include exposure mapping, risk policies, hedge strategy guidelines, decision responsibilities, scenario analysis and reporting structures.
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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