Agrodity Trade Assurance
Manage Transaction Risk Beyond the Bid
Trade Assurance connects participant verification, contracting, grain-quality evidence, delivery records and settlement through one documented workflow.
Assurance Framework
Eight Stages of Transaction Confidence
Participant verification
Verify applicable identity, business, contact, banking and compliance information.
Contract clarity
Record price, basis, quantity, grade, tolerances, delivery, freight, payment and default conditions.
Quality evidence
Maintain specifications, tests, certificates, inspection records and supporting documents.
Delivery evidence
Record pickup, load, weight, scheduling, arrival, acceptance and exception information.
Settlement conditions
Clearly show the conditions that must be met before settlement is completed.
Exception management
Identify missing documents, quality differences, delivery delays and payment exceptions.
Dispute documentation
Keep the applicable evidence connected to the transaction.
Performance history
Use verified completed-transaction data to improve future counterparty decisions.
Secured Settlement
Know How Settlement Works Before You Trade
Before a participant executes a transaction, Agrodity should clearly disclose the settlement structure and all applicable conditions.
The buyer is responsible for payment. Buyer funds are deposited into the escrow account before the contract is executed, so the seller trades against secured funds rather than buyer credit.
Funds are prefunded and held in a dual-controlled escrow (trust) account administered by a federally regulated payment custodian before contract execution.
A federally regulated payment custodian holds and administers the escrow account. Agrodity does not hold participant funds directly.
Funds release requires verified confirmation that the contracted quantity and grade were loaded or delivered, evidenced by a bill of lading, certified scale ticket, or official FGIS inspection certificate, and that all quality, freight, and adjustment terms are recorded against the contract.
Settlement completes after the verified release conditions are satisfied and the settlement timeline defined in the contract has elapsed, typically 24 to 72 hours after delivery acceptance.
Executed contract, bill of lading, certified scale ticket, official FGIS inspection certificate where applicable, and delivery acceptance confirmation.
Quality adjustments are calculated against the contract specifications and applied to the settlement amount before release. Grade, moisture, test weight, damage, and foreign material factor into the adjustment.
Partial delivery is recorded against the contract. Settlement is processed proportionally for the accepted quantity, with the remaining quantity handled per the contract tolerance and partial-delivery terms.
Applicable escrow, custodian, and platform fees are disclosed to each participant before contract execution and itemized in the settlement summary.
Disputes are documented within the transaction record. Parties follow the dispute-resolution procedure defined in the applicable legal agreements, with all evidence connected to the transaction.
Settlement Terms, Trading Rules, Risk Disclosure, and Dispute Resolution agreements, available on the platform and displayed to every participant before contract execution.
Quality Verification
Quality Information Connected to the Contract
Quality requirements should be defined before execution and supported by appropriate testing or inspection records. Agrodity can connect farmers and buyers with approved inspection services and maintain the resulting records within the transaction.
Delivery Management