ELECTRONIC COMMODITY TRANSACTION SERVICES FOR THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

摘要

A computer based method for facilitating electronic processing relating to commodity transactions is disclosed. The method comprises steps of: (a) collecting data relating to the commodity transaction; (b) reporting information on an individual or aggregate basis relating to the commodity transaction; (c) tracing the movement of product shipments across multiple links in a supply chain relating to the commodity transaction; and (d) retracing the movement of a product from any point in the chain back to its source relating to the commodity transaction. The commodity transaction includes one related to a food supply chain, an agricultural commodity supply chain, a grains and oilseeds supply chain, a grains supply chain, a livestock supply chain, or a horticultural supply chain.