01793 295185
The trading book

All Commodities

Cotswold Trading runs three desks from one office in Swindon: forage and bedding, grain and feed, and wholesale distribution. Since 2008 we have imported, exported and wholesaled agricultural goods for merchants, mills and farms, at home and overseas.

One house, one standard

Every load graded, priced and moved properly.


Whichever desk you deal with, the approach is the same. Goods are described as they actually are, prices are quoted plainly, and the contract says what will happen and when. Nearly two decades of settled trades rest on that discipline.

How a trade works

Five steps, no surprises.

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1. Enquiry

Tell the desk what you are buying or selling: commodity, quantity, specification and timing. Email is fine; a rough outline is enough to start.

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2. Quote

We come back with a firm price and terms, usually the same day. What is quoted is what is charged, with delivery basis stated plainly.

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3. Contract

A short written confirmation sets out goods, grade, price, quantity and delivery period, so both sides know exactly what has been agreed.

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4. Haulage & shipping

We book the movement: full loads and part loads by road, containers by sea, with documentation and customs handled by people who do it every week.

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5. Settlement

Goods arrive as described, paperwork arrives correct, and the invoice matches the contract. Then we do it again next season.

Ready to put something on the book?

Email the desk with what you have or what you need, and we will come back with a straight answer, or call 01793 295185.