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Source direct from farm, with the spec you need

Reach growers nationwide, bid on the crop you want and manage every contract through to movement.

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  • Tonnage brought to you

    Receive personalised notifications when crop is listed in the region you are interested in.

  • Trade with verified sellers

    Access the UK's largest network of assured arable farmers and trade with confidence.

  • The crop you need, when you need it

    Skip the phone calls. Post a 'Wanted' listing and let sellers come to you instead.

  • Market insights

    View our market insights page to review recent trades and futures prices.

Source direct, at the spec you need

  • 3,000+

    Registered UK growers

  • Nationwide

    Coverage across every region

  • Direct

    Farm-to-buyer, no middleman

Origination

Reach growers you can't reach today

Listings from farms across the country, with the spec and movement period stated up front, so you can price accurately without a single phone call.

  • Filter by crop, spec, region and movement period
  • Committed offers, not indicative chatter
  • Build a direct relationship with the farm
  • Full audit trail on every trade
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How it works

Buying in four steps

  1. 01

    See what's listed

    Set up alerts preferences and we'll notify you when crop is listed that matches your preferences, including crop, spec, location and movement period.

  2. 02

    Submit your bid

    Submit a committed bid offer before the seller's review window closes.

  3. 03

    Get notified

    If you win the trade, we'll send you a trade confirmation with trade details and the seller's contact details. If you lose the trade, we'll send you a bid benchmark email so you can see where your price is in comparison to others also bidding on that grain.

  4. 04

    Move the grain

    Accepted offers become contracts you can schedule, track and reconcile through to payment.

What buyers say

Hectare Trading has been proven to be a great tool to buy crop, alongside the more traditional grain-sourcing methods. With thousands of farms on the platform, it has been really useful for building relationships with new sellers – particularly in our less established regions. The feedback that you get after every offer on Hectare Trading has been invaluable in assessing, and responding to, market conditions quickly; and the wanted ads have allowed us to access more sellers in locations where we are less established and quickly find commodities to fill contracts we are short on.
Nick Matthews, Wheat Trader

Built for the buy side

Trading, market intelligence and movement tracking in one place.

Trading
List your crop and get fair offers from verified buyers in real time. You decide whether to sell, with no obligation.
Market insights
Real-time ex-farm prices by crop and region, futures benchmarks and the analysis behind the numbers. Free to use.
Movements
Coordinate collections and deliveries, and see the full movement schedule across every contract.
Fulfilment
Every load, invoice and payment tracked against its contract. No spreadsheets, no guesswork.

Start sourcing direct

Tell us what you buy and we'll get you set up.

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