Potential Members

We believe co-operative grain storage can really help your business.

You can read a quick summary of the attractions below but for a more detailed study please see the literature drop down.

PRACTICAL BENEFITS:	FINANCIAL BENEFITS:
Faster, easier harvest	Cheaper than building on farm
Store a range of varieties and quantities	Management of risk in volatile markets
Ability to cope in extreme harvests	Flexible cash flow
Flexiable tonnage if output changes	Added value from quality management
Reduce farm assurance risks	Releases buildings, labour and capital

Cost Camparison:

	Farm Store	Central Store
all figs £/tonne storage	min mid max 62 113 120 83 130 140 154 179 213 196 196 196	min mid max 81 84 90 95 103 110 126 126 12 108 140 155
HGCA Analysis
Proseed Consulting 2007
Grant Thornton 2006
EFFP Analysis 2007
Averages	154	113