The term “raw commodity settlement” refers to the quantity- and value-based settlement of delivered or received raw commodities on the basis of agreed quantity, quality, and pricing parameters. It is used especially in sectors where raw commodities are not paid solely according to delivered gross quantity, but where analysis values, quality characteristics, drying, impurities, shrinkage, or other bonuses and deductions also affect the final price calculation.
A typical feature of raw commodity settlement is that the physically delivered quantity does not always match the billable quantity. Software in this area maps settlement schemes, processes quality data, and automatically calculates bonuses or deductions affecting quantity, price, or remuneration.
Capture of deliveries and weighing data: Recording incoming raw commodity deliveries including supplier, item, quantity, gross/net weight, and storage reference.
Processing of quality and analysis data: Handling measurement and analysis values such as moisture, protein content, test weight, oil content, or fat and protein content.
Management of raw commodity groups and settlement schemes: Assigning items to raw commodity groups and defining the applicable settlement logic.
Automatic bonus and deduction calculation: Determining quality-related bonuses or deductions for price or quantity using tables, formulas, and threshold values.
Advance, follow-up, and final settlements: Supporting different settlement stages, from the first advance payment to the final settlement.
Contract and price management: Considering contracts, base prices, minimum price agreements, and other price-relevant conditions.
Cost and remuneration rates: Integrating additional cost or remuneration items, for example for drying, transport, storage, or other services.
Document and statement generation: Creating raw commodity documents, settlement statements, collective settlements, and auditable records for suppliers and internal processes.
Analytics and reporting: Evaluating raw commodity documents, quantities, quality values, contracts, and settlement results for controlling and margin analysis.
Grain settlement: An agricultural trader settles delivered wheat not only by weight, but also by quality parameters such as moisture, test weight, protein content, and falling number.
Rapeseed settlement: Rapeseed is paid for on the basis of delivered quantity as well as quality criteria such as oil content, moisture, and impurities, which result in bonuses or deductions.
Raw milk settlement: A dairy calculates the payout price for raw milk based on delivered quantity as well as fat and protein content and additional quality criteria such as bacterial count, somatic cell count, or inhibitor residues.