| 1. | Knowledge - Nothing beats local knowledge. With one phone call, you know exactly what is going on in the areas where the product is grown. |
| 2. | Time - Instead of your company making several calls to grower-shippers and reading endless price rundowns, produce brokers provide strategic information you can use. This allows you the time to work with your customers and improve your business. |
| 3. | Savings - Most produce wholesalers, processors, and receivers are small to medium size companies and simply cannot afford the luxury of extra salaried personnel (with all the benefits) needed to provide a reasonably accurate picture for all the commodities from all the major growing districts domestically and internationally. Produce brokers only receive compensation when a transaction takes place. Your company saves several costs such as salaries, insurance, medical, retirement, sick leave and vacation dates. |
| 4. | Representation - A Salesperson's job is to get the best return from their products for their farmers. The produce buying broker represents you, the customer. |
| 5. | Buying Power - Produce Brokers generally have several accounts. Each account benefits from the collective buying power of their produce broker. Grower-shippers respond well to produce brokers with strong and versatile customer bases. |
| 6. | Problem at the loading dock? - If your truck has a problem at the loading dock, do you really want to be awakened at 3 AM? Robert Kasavan Marketing is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
| 7. | Reputation - Customers benefit when grower-shippers respond more favorably to well respected produce brokerage firms. |