Frontier Marketing Partner
At Camgrain, we work closely with Frontier as our marketing partner for Wheat, Barley, Oats, and Oilseed Rape (OSR). This partnership brings exceptional supply chain connectivity and market reach, ensuring that our members’ crops are handled efficiently and sold to the right markets at competitive prices.
OSR and Oats – Co-Location Advantages
For OSR and Oats, we benefit from our strategic co-location with two leading processing facilities:
•Navara Oat Milling Plant for Oats
•Yelo Oilseed Rape Processing Plant for OSR
This co-location allows us to avoid the double handling haulage costs typically associated with transporting these crops to separate sites. Both facilities are directly fed by conveyors from our sites, streamlining the process and reducing costs for our members.
Barley and Wheat – Supply Chain Connectivity
Our Barley and Wheat are marketed through Frontier, which offers significant supply chain connectivity. Working with Frontier ensures that these crops benefit from efficient logistics and smooth movement through the supply chain, ultimately reducing costs and improving market access.
By partnering with Frontier and leveraging our strategic location, we deliver added value to our members by minimising handling costs and improving the efficiency of the entire process, from storage to sale.
Robin Appel Ltd Marketing Partner
We’ve enjoyed a strong, longstanding relationship with Robin Appel Ltd over the years, as they have effectively marketed the Organic Crops sent in by our members. Their expertise in handling niche and specialty crops has proven invaluable, and we are excited to expand our partnership.
New Three-Year Contract for 2025
For 2025, we have appointed Robin Appel Ltd under a three-year contract to also market our members' Beans, Peas, Rye, and Linseed. We are confident that Robin Appel Ltd’s specialised approach and dedication will bring these crops the focused attention they deserve, providing our members with the quality service and outcomes they expect.
Market Leadership in Niche Crops
Robin Appel Ltd is a market leader in handling these more niche and lower-volume crops, and we are confident they will maximise the value for our members. Their expertise ensures that our members’ crops reach the right markets, optimising returns. Additionally, our ability to manage crop segregation ensures that we capture the full value of each crop type, offering members the best possible outcomes.
Camgrain Pool Performance
Last Three Years
This table illustrates the performance of the Camgrain pools over the past three years, detailing the £ per ton paid to members.
This provides a clear overview of how our pools have delivered for our members, reflecting both market conditions and our collective efforts to maximise value from your grain.
Winter Pool 2024 Results
We’re excited to share the Winter 2024 Pool results, which were paid to our members on 3rd March 2025.
These results reflect the hard work and dedication of our members, and we’re pleased to deliver these payouts promptly as part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring fair and competitive returns.
The Winter Pool continues to offer an early payout for members, with the added benefit of a streamlined process that helps you access your earnings sooner.
Pool Payment Advances
Access Your Cashflow Early
At Camgrain, we understand that cashflow is important to our members which is why we offer the option of advance payments. While the Winter Pool pays out in early March and the Annual and Late Pools in August, members who need access to their funds sooner can request an advance payment.
Standard vs. Non-Standard Advances
There are two types of advances: standard and non-standard, both designed to give you flexibility in accessing your funds when you need them.
- Standard Advances pay out 60% of a base price in early October and 20% in early March.
- Non-Standard Advances allow you to request an advance at any time within the same parameters, with 60% of the base price available by October and up to 80% by March. As we approach the August payout, we can increase this to 100% of the base price, provided there is no risk to the society in doing so.
Note: Advances are typically not made in July.
Interest on Advances
Interest on advances is charged at 2% above the Bank of England base rate - the same rate we are charged by our bank on our overdraft. As we move closer to the August payout, this rate may be reduced as we enter a surplus cash position, giving us more flexibility to pass on the benefits to our members.
The interest costs are deducted from your final pool payment, ensuring that the process remains transparent and manageable for you.
Store and Financial Surplus
At Camgrain, we operate in a unique and transparent way to ensure that our members are protected from the financial risks that have impacted other grain stores. Our co-operative model focuses on the security and value of your grain, and we take every step to keep your interests at the forefront of our operations.
Grain Ownership and Ring-Fenced Accounts
One of the key principles that sets Camgrain apart is that your grain is never 'owned' by Camgrain Stores. Instead, it is kept off-balance sheet, ensuring that it remains in your ownership, even once it's delivered to our storage sites. This is an important safeguard that ensures our members maintain control over their crops.
Additionally, the money received from selling the grain is kept in a ring-fenced bank account within a dedicated entity, Camgrain Ltd. This structure ensures that funds generated from the sale of grain are handled separately and securely, further protecting our members' interests.
The Surplus: What It Means for You
At the end of each crop year, following the completion of the pool process in August, Camgrain Ltd will distribute a surplus to each member who delivered grain into the Camgrain pools. This surplus will be paid on a per ton basis, ensuring that the value is shared equally among all members who have marketed their crops through our collective pool arrangements.
The surplus itself is made up of two components:
- Financial Surplus: This is derived from the excess of interest charged to members for advance payments, less the net interest costs and overdraft fees charged by our banking partner. Essentially, it reflects the value generated from managing our members' financial transactions.
- Store Surplus: This is the income derived from selling any store surplus - amounts in excess of the stored weights. This surplus arises when Camgrain, as a grain store, has not lost all the throughput or other weight loss deductions (such as drying and ergot cleaning processes). Essentially, if we’ve successfully managed the storage and handling processes and achieved a higher-than-expected yield, that value is passed back to you.
Returning Value to Members
This surplus distribution is a core aspect of the Camgrain co-operative model. All the value generated from these surpluses is returned to our members, reinforcing the true co-operative ethos that drives our business. It’s our way of ensuring that our members not only benefit from a reliable, secure grain storage service but also share in the financial successes of the co-op.
By keeping your grain in your ownership, offering transparency in how we handle and sell it and sharing any surpluses equitably, we strive to create a fair and valuable experience for all of our members.
