BENEFITS

The many advantages of electronic documents are the main reason that these documents have been widely accepted by the agriculture industry. First and foremost, electronic documents eliminate the need to handle paper, including data entry, signing, sorting and transporting documents. In addition, there is no risk in losing these documents when using the eGrain℠ System. eGrain maintains a detailed audit trail that keeps track of every movement of documents between parties. This information can be useful in resolving problems and locating documents. The eGrain℠ System provides benefits to all parties in the marketing process, including grain warehouses, producers, USDA - FSA, lending institutions and licensing authorities. The additional benefits realized to these parties include: