Buyer tools
The arithmetic,
done properly.
Three calculators for the questions a buyer works out on paper before sending an enquiry. They take your numbers, they publish none of ours, and the seed figures in them come from the same grade specifications as the rest of the site.
Container loading calculator
Work out MT per FCL, bags per container and how many containers your order needs
Destination limit checker
The aflatoxin, Salmonella and residue limits that apply in the EU, Japan, China and India
FOB vs CFR vs CIF landed cost
Build an FOB Lagos price up to a landed cost per tonne, so two quotations compare
Freight rates, insurance rates, duty rates and terminal tariffs are route- and date-specific and we publish none of them. Where a tool needs one it asks you for it. What we do supply is the seed: loadings, purities and limits, taken from the published grade specifications so a calculation cannot disagree with a quotation. The guides behind them
Sourcing sesame for the 2026/27 season?
New-crop arrivals begin in late November. Forward bookings open from August. Send us your specification and destination, and you will have a formal quotation within 48 hours.