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SOP NO: TS-ES12    (List of Exhibits/Attachments)


Mission: Technical Support Services

Area: Industry Services (BR)
Area: Grains Marketing (GM)


Title: SOP on Electronically Relayed Agricultural Products (e-TRADE) Trading System for Yellow Corn

Date Approved/Issued: 01/20/1999

Date Effective: 01/20/1999

Digest:

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Statement of Policies

A. Individual corn farmers and Farmers’ Organizations (FO) / Farmers’ Cooperatives (FC) in the nine identified provinces who are accredited with the NFA and are holders of NFA Farmer’s Passbook or Master Passbook are eligible to participate in this project. Accreditation of new individual farmer or farmers’ organization, shall follow existing NFA system for accreditation. B. Corn deposits shall be evidenced by a corn GIFT Certificate (GC) corresponding to the quantity (in 50-kg bags) of the stocks deposited which shall be issued by the NFA under the name of the seller/depositor. D. Corn deposited by the seller can be stored at NFA depository warehouses for free for a maximum of 30 days after which the seller shall be charged a daily storage fee based on predetermined rates set by the NFA - Provincial Office. E. In the event the stocks deposited are not sold within the 30-day free storage period , the seller has the option to either withdraw his stocks or sell the same at the best price offered in the Buyers’ Board. F. Payment of stocks shall be made to the seller/s through the Provincial Trading Center (PTC). Remittances to the PTCs for payment to the seller/s shall be based on the buyer’s price less marketing cost. G. The PTC shall deduct from the remitted sales proceeds the corresponding storage fee or any other fees that the seller may have incurred. H. The initial corn stocks to be issued to the corn buyers shall be taken from the existing corn stocks at NFA designated warehouses/withdrawal points which shall be replenished with stocks coming from the participating provinces. I. Corn users shall be provided access to the Manila Trading Center (MTC). Volume of stocks and the respective price quotations from the participating provinces shall be inputted into the information exchange system for ready viewing. J. The sellers shall also be provided access to the PTCs and the market information relayed through the MTC on corn buyer’s requirements. L. The NFA Administrator or the Deputy Administrator for Operations may waive payment of the commitment fee based on the buyers’ track record and upon recommendation of the MTC. M. Buyers who paid the commitment fee shall be granted a twenty one (21) - day free storage period within which to withdraw the stocks they purchased reckoned from the date of issuance of the Authority to Issue (AI).

N. Walk-in buyers shall only be entertained when there are no offers in the Buyer's Board to match the sellers' offers at the last hour of trading. The walk-in buyer's offer shall only be matched upon execution of the Sales Order and payment of the commitment fee. Full payment of the purchased lots shall be made within 24-hours otherwise the commitment fee shall be forfeited and the offer shall be cancelled. Walk-in buyers shall be granted a seven (7) - day free storage period within which to withdraw their stocks reckoned fromt he date of issuance of the AI. Q. Buying and selling transactions shall be on a spot market basis, which uses the particular trading day’s quoted seller’ /buyer’s price (Today’s Price) and marketing costs. Farmers Grains Exchange Program (FGEP) procedures wherein NFA charges or deducts the cost of dispersal shall be adopted. R. Pre-arranged sales between a seller and a buyer maybe allowed under this project subject to the approval of the NFA Administrator or Deputy Administrator for Operations.

III. IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES

A. Pilot Areas 1. Bukidnon 1. Metro Manila
2. Misamis Oriental
3. Gen. Santos City
4. North Cotabato
5. Maguindanao
6. Palawan
7. Sultan Kudarat
8. Zamboanga del Norte
9. South Cotabato

B. Components 1. Provincial Trading Centers - PTCs shall be established to provide information updates on the following: D. Application for Availment

I. Sellers
b. Unsold stocks when withdrawn shall be subject to shrinkage allowance which accounts for loss in weight of stocks while in storage; c. There shall be co-mingling of stocks at NFA depository warehouses; d. Free storage for a period of thirty (30) days shall be allowed reckoned from the date the stocks are received at the warehouse per WSR e. After the 30-day free storage period, a storage fee shall be charged, the amount of which shall be determined by the concerned NFA Provincial Office based on flat rate per bag of 50 kg per day; f. Marketing cost shall be based on prevailing rates as determined by the NFA; g. Payment for corn stocks to be remitted to the seller shall be net of the marketing cost and storage fee that the seller may incur; i. In the event that the stocks deposited are not sold within the 30-day free storage period, the seller has the option to either withdraw his stocks or sell the same at the best price offered in the Buyers’ Board; 4. NFA shall provide the seller with the list of NFA warehouse which shall be used as depository for their corn harvest. The list shall contain the following information: a) province, b) name of warehouse, c) address/location of the warehouse, d) available space and/or estimated capacity in bags that can be accommodated; and e) expected period the warehouse shall be available for the project.

5. The MDO/Economist shall assign a seller’s code to each participating farmer/FOs/Farmers’ Cooperatives using the following coding system:
6. The MDO, based on the approved application forms, shall inform the WSII of seller's preferred schedule of expected deposits and depository warehouse. Upon confirmation with the WSII, the MDO shall inform the seller of the final schedule of delivery and the designated warehouse where his stocks shall be deposited. II. Buyers
2. Each participating buyer shall be assigned a buyer’s code by the MTC as follows: 3. The minimum quantity that a buyer may buy shall be set at 50 bags of 50 kg per bag.

E. Deposit of Stocks

1. The seller shall deposit his stocks to the designated warehouses based on the provisions of the Deposit Agreement as scheduled by the NFA. 2. The seller may deposit a minimum of fifty (50) bags of 50 kg and a maximum volume equivalent to the marketable surplus indicated in the seller’s Farmer’s/Master Passbook. 3. The seller shall be responsible for the delivery of stocks to NFA designated warehouse. 4. Only Grade A corn which has the following specifications shall be accepted for deposit under the project: 7. Co-mingling of sellers’ stocks shall be allowed in NFA corn depository warehouse. However, the piling system under the NFA Farmers Option - to- Buy Back ( FOBB ) program may be followed for large volume deposits. 8. Seller’s corn deposit shall not be rebagged into NFA sacks unless sold through the project. 10. Farmers/FOs participating in the project shall be informed accordingly regarding changes in the moisture content of their stocks due to natural causes which account for the reduction in weight of the deposited stocks while in storage. As such, the following shrinkage allowance based on established standards shall be deducted from the original weight of the stocks if the seller withdraws his unsold stocks from the project : 12. The seller shall be allowed to conduct inspection of their stocks anytime during office hours.
F. Documentation Procedure for Acceptance of Corn Deposits 1. To document receipts of stock deposits, a separate pad of Warehouse Stock Receipt (WSR) shall be used. The WSR shall be issued in the name of the depositing farmer/ FO/FC indicating “e-TRADE TRADING SYSTEM” as the nature of transaction. 4. The seller shall present his copy of the WSR to the MDO at the PTC for preparation and issuance of GIFT Certificates (GC). For the purpose of the e-TRADE Trading System, the GIFT Certificate shall only serve as evidence of FO corn deposits in designated NFA warehouse and is non-negotiable. The GC under the NFA Gift Program to be used under the e-TRADE Trading System shall be stamped with “ e-TRADE Trading System”. 6. The MDO shall indicate in the Gift Certificate the detailed information on the stocks deposited including the corresponding WSR numbers documenting such. 7. The WSII shall report daily to the MDO the corn deposits and the corresponding WSR issued for the day to be reconciled with the GCs issued. 13. The seller shall be given photo copies of the GCs covering his deposit. 17. In cases where the SGOO-WSII feels prejudiced in certain transactions he undertook under the program, he can file an appeal with the Tolerable Allowance Committee ubject to existing procedures.

G. Posting of Offers at the Trading Boards I. Sellers’ Offers 1. Posting of stock deposit shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of the GC and the submission of the seller’s initial Offer to Sell. 2. The MDO/ Economist shall post the following information to the e-TRADE Trading System:

a. Name of Depositor
b. Seller’s/ Depositor’s Code
c. Depository Warehouse
d. Date of Actual Deposit
e. Quantity Deposited
f. Selling Price per kg
g. GC Control Numbers
h. Date of Latest Offer to Sell 3. Any changes in the seller’s quotation as to the price and/or quantity shall be documented with a new Offer to Sell before said changes shall be posted in the computer. A transaction slip, generated by the MDO through the computer, shall be given to the seller to evidence said changes. II. Buyers’ Offers b. The buyer’s offer as indicated in his “Offer to Buy” shall be posted on the Buyer’s Board only upon payment of a commitment fee of P 0.25 per/ kg based on volume requirement. The commitment fee may be paid in cash, Manager’s/Cashier’s Check for which a Provisional Receipt shall be issued. d. A buyer shall be allowed to change an Offer to Buy only once a day, from 8:00AM to 3:00PM of the trading day. However, the said change in price quotation shall only be reflected in the PTC and MTC boards on the next trading day. e. The MDO shall regularly inform the seller of the NFA policy that changes to the buyer’s offer shall only be valid on the next trading day and sales consummated for the day shall be based on the price quoted for that day. H. Rules and Procedures in Matching Offers 2. The buyers’ offers shall always be used as the basis for matching. Priority shall be given to the buyer with the highest offered price. 3. If the choice is between or among sellers offering the same lot quantity and price, the offer with the earliest posting of Offer to Sell shall be matched to the buyer. 4. In the same manner, if the choice is between or among buyers with the same lot and quantity requirement, the buyer with the earliest posting of Offer to Buy shall be matched to the seller. I. Storage Fees and other Charges

1. Corn stocks deposited by the seller shall be stored at NFA warehouse for free for a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days after which a daily storage fee shall be charged. 2. The storage fee shall include charges such as warehouse rental, insurance premiums, cost of pesticides, and cost of handling. 3. Storage fee rates shall be shown at the back of the GC for the FO’s information. 4. Storage fee rates shall be determined by the NFA Provincial Office which the BDPD shall periodically review for information of the PTCs.

J. Payments
2. Payments may also be made at selected NFA Provincial Office with prior clearance from the MTC. 3. The MTC shall facilitate the payment of the buyer to the NFA Cashier and the handing of the corresponding OR to the buyer. 4. The NFA Cashier shall accept payment and shall issue an O.R. to the buyer, indicating the seller’s price, marketing costs and the commitment fee paid, if any. 6. The MTC shall inform the PTC of the sale for the MDO to inform the seller of the sale of stocks, the payment of which shall be received by the seller within two working days upon buyer’s payment. 7. The MDO shall also cancel the Gift Certificate/s of the seller for the particular sold stocks. 8. The MTC, through the WAN, shall inform the concerned NFA Office/withdrawal point of the sale, indicating the OR number and the amount paid and shall request for the issuance of an Authority to Issue (AI) to the buyer or the buyer’s representative corresponding to the stocks purchased. 9. The concerned NFA Office/withdrawal point shall inform the MTC of the schedule of withdrawal and the designated warehouse. The MTC, in turn, shall inform the buyer of the withdrawal schedule. K. Remittance of Sales Proceeds to Sellers 1. Payment of stocks shall be made to the seller/s through the Provincial Training Centers (PTC). The MTC shall request the DTBFM to remit to the concerned PTCs the payment of seller’s sold stocks immediately upon full payment of the buyer. 2. Remittances to the PTCs for payment to the seller/s shall be based on the buyer’s price less marketing cost. The PTC shall deduct from the remitted sales proceeds the corresponding storage fee or any other fees that the seller may have incurred. 3. The DTBFM shall remit the sales proceeds to the concerned PTCs within 24 hours of buyer’s payment or may authorize the use of available CPF of the province be able to pay the seller within two (2) days upon full payment of the buyer. L. Unsold Stocks

1. The PTC shall notify the seller every week if there are no takers for the posted stocks or no changes in the data posted. However, this does not limit the seller to update/revise posting anytime as a marketing strategy.

2. The seller, upon receipt of the notice, may make price adjustment and prepare another Offer to Sell to revise the prices posted in the Seller’s Board. 3. The MDO shall inform the seller at least two (2) days from the expiration of the 30-day free storage period that the seller’s stocks are not yet sold and the free storage period is about to expire. The PTC shall also inform the seller of the following options open to the seller: a. Withdraw the Stocks, or
b. Sell the stocks on the first working day after the 30-day free storage period has expired, to the best price offered in the Buyers’ Board. 4. If seller opts to withdraw the stocks, the seller shall inform the PTC. The MDO shall then cancel the Offer to Sell and GC issued for the stocks; and issue an AI to the depository warehouse to release the seller’s stocks, net of shrinkage and other charges which the seller shall pay in cash prior to the stock’s release. a. If stocks are sold to local buyers within the 30 days free storage, the buyer shall pay only the handling cost.

b. If stocks are sold to local buyers after the 30 days free storage, the buyer shall pay the accumulated storage fee and handling cost.
6. Payment of storage fee shall be in cash only. M. Accounting Procedures for the collections of sales proceeds

b. CPF - drawing account for the payment to farmers.
This shall be closed upon payment to Farmer/FO sellers. A
subsidiary for each individual farmer/FO shall be maintaned. N. Reporting and Monitoring System 1. Daily Sellers Report (Exhibit 6) MTC/ PM/RD / Daily
2. Daily Sales Report ( Exhibit 7) MTC / PM/RD / Daily

3. Daily Buyers Report (Exhibit 8) MTC/ PM/RD / Daily

4. Weekly Status Report (Exhibit 9 ) AO cc: ODAO, DMO, EXD, Hide details for III. RESPONSIBILITIESIII. RESPONSIBILITIES Show details for IV. FLOW CHARTIV. FLOW CHART
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