Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
- Bright Outlook
- Rapid Growth
Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.
What you’d do
- Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
- Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.
- Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.
- Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.
- Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.
- Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records.
Skills that matter
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Negotiation
- Reading Comprehension
- Judgment and Decision Making
How to get there
Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree
Also called
- Buyer
- Grain Buyer
- Grain Merchandiser
- Purchasing Agent
- Cattle Buyer
- Grain Market Advisor
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