FEES - TERMS & CONDITIONS

The following outlines the Terms and Conditions and Fees for a seller to list hay on consignment with Feed Central (including web listing).

If the hay is placed into Forward Order / Open Contract prior to inspection then these terms and fees do not apply, however Feed Central will still Certify / Inspect the hay prior to transport. If sold after inspection part of the fees can be rebated (see below for details).

Inspected hay always gets preference for contracts. Our inspector will contact you once in your area, if you choose not to have your hay inspected then it is highly likely that your listing will be removed from our system and not considered for a Forward Order / Open Contract.

A Snapshot - How it Works (Consignment / Weblisting Service)

DETAILS
Price	Nominated by Seller
Payment Guaranteed	Feed Central collects payment from buyers and guarantees payment to sellers
Service	Fortnightly Market Reports
Contracts	Formal contracts completed by Feed Central
Freight	Feed Central organises the freight
Volume	Minimum order - One full semi-trailer load
Products	Hay; Straw and Silage - All bale sizes
Fodder / Hay Inspection	Feed Central Inspection and Feed Analysis Required
Exclusivity	Market your product privately or feed to your own stock as required.
Feedback	Hay quality certificate including visual attributes and feed analysis, along with the sales team valuation / market appraisal sent to grower after inspection.
Fees and Charges NB. refer to rebate below	Hay Inspection Fees and charges (Includes Feed Analysis, Hay Quality Certificate, valuation, and web listing)	$250 (+ GST) per farm visit
		$150 (+ GST) per lot
	Daily Marketing Charges including web advertising	$0.90(+GST) per day per lot.
	Feed Central Service Fees: “margin” added to your selling price (assume $5 - $20 per tonne). Changes with market conditions.
Rebate	Inspection Charges Rebated if Feed Central sells 75% of the product listed (see terms and conditions page for more information). N.B.: The farm visit fee is not included in the refund scheme.

NB. 1) All prices are quoted exclusive of GST. 2) Small square bales - mechanical loading is mandatory.

About our Inspection and Daily Listing Fees?

Inspections:
Feed Central inspecting, sampling and feed testing hay gives buyers the confidence to buy “site un-seen”. Post inspection growers receive the Hay Quality Certificate (inc. visual and feed analysis results) and the market appraisal / valuation. In addition the Quality Certificate, Photos, CVD’s etc are all uploaded to the website. We DO NOT ask for exclusivity of your hay and we encourage you to use the Feed Central Quality Certificate to market the hay privately and locally. Most importantly in our system growers set the sell prices. Presuming we sell your hay a substantial part of these fees are rebated.

Daily Listing Fees:
We are committed to running a great website, that has up to date and accurate hay listings. The daily listings fees (just 90cents) is a very modest amount of money designed to encourage growers to keep their prices, quantity and other details up to date. This is good for all of us as no one wants to be associated with a website with outdated and irrelevant information on it.

These fees are modest and are based on the principle of cost recovery. In comparison to other forms of advertising and the significant investment that you have made in your hay to date, Feed Central is exceptionally good value for money. Without these fees it would be necessary for us to dictate prices, pick and choose which lines we inspect and to expect exclusivity – this is not our way of doing business.

Supplier Agreement

TERMS & CONDITIONS for Inspection and Listing: Hay, Straw and Silage

Prior to inspection I have:

• Read and understood Feed Central’s brochure entitled “Great News for Hay - Feed Central’s Complete Info Pack for Sellers.”
• Read, understood, completed and signed this form.
• Clarified any issues with my local Field Representative or Feed Central Head Office.

Regarding the inspection, I understand that:

• Feed Central inspects all lots prior to sale.
• Feed Central takes the core samples for Feed Analysis, even if the grower has their own feed analysis test.
• Feed Central inspects the hay in good faith and that Feed Central cannot control conditions or predict all variables and therefore by agreeing to engage Feed Central to inspect the product I also agree not to hold Feed Central liable for any quality, fire or other claim over the product.

At the time of inspection, I agree to:

• Have loading equipment to lift hay bales for weighing purposes available (Feed Central rep will bring scales).
• Fill out commodity vendor declaration (C.V.D).
• Pay for the inspection within 30 days from the inspection date.

Non-exclusive (Flexible) marketing plan terms:

• The administration and marketing levy will be charged from the day my product is web-listed to the day it is sold by Feed Central, or until I advise that it is no longer available (which ever is the longer period).
• There is a minimum marketing period of 30 days.

Quality control - To maintain the integrity of Feed Central’s system:

• Lots / product lines of different quality attributes are not to be combined.
• I must only ever load the hay instructed i.e. absolutely no substitution.
• I must always load the tagged “I.D bale” last (on last load).
• Only Feed Central appointed carriers will be able to cart product sold through Feed Central.
• The product may need to be re-inspected every 6 months (Inspection charge may apply).
• I must contact Feed Central prior to sale and / or prior to loading of any changes in quality since inspection or obvious quality inconsistencies at the time of loading.

Loading Equipment:

• I have (or have access to) a loader with suitable capacity to load hay products (generally minimum 85hp, reach 12ft and 2 to 5 hay spears).
• This machinery will be available at both time of inspection and truck loading (post sale).
• In the case of small bales I have a mechanical “small bale grab” and load a semi-trailer to near full capacity mechanically.

Payment:

• Payment terms for the Inspection Fees and Daily Listing Charges are strictly 30 days from invoice date.
• If payment is not made Feed Central reserves the right to deactivate the listing and enforce collection of monies owed.
• When my product is sold, Feed Central will pay me 30 days after pick-up. Feed Central will create an RCTI (Recipient Created Tax Invoice) and deposit the proceeds of the sale less any outstanding fees and charges that I owe to Feed Central.
• Payments are processed on the Thursday immediately following the 30th day from pick-up.

Inspection Fee Rebates:

• If 75% or more of a particular lot is sold through Feed Central then I may claim a rebate of the initial inspection fee for that lot.
• I need to invoice Feed Central for the rebate within 90 days of the last delivery.
• 100% of the inspection fee is refunded . The farm visit fee is not included in the refund scheme.

General Listing Terms:

• Feed Central does not guarantee to sell my hay.
• All product listed must be inspected by Feed Central.
• Unless terminated prior, this agreement lasts a typical hay selling cycle of 12 months.
• AS AN ACTIVE CONSIGNEE / SELLER I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP MY LISTING UP TO DATE IN REGARDS TO PRICE, VOLUME AND AVAILABILITY at all times.

I understand that Feed Central does not guarantee to sell my hay. I also understand that Feed Central encourages me to use the Hay Quality Certificate issued by Feed Central to assist me to sell my hay locally.

I understand that these Terms and Conditions and brochure: “Great News for Hay - Feed Central’s Complete Info Pack for Sellers” form the basis of our agreement with Feed Central.

I have read this agreement, understand how the Feed Central system works and that by logging into this system AGREE to the terms.

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