General:

Brings together buyers and sellers of commodities to negotiate private sales and arrange sales through established market places.

Tasks Include:

• plans buying and selling activities
• negotiates the purchase and sale of commodities such as grains, wool, minerals or metals
• monitors local and international commodity prices, market trends and other factors affecting the supply and demand for commodities
• may inspect crops during growth and negotiate production requirements with producers
• may arrange transport, storage and initial processing of products purchased
• may arrange arbitrage of stocks and contracts