Centers, Harris and Associates is an agricultural chemical and fertilizer purchasing agency that works directly for growers. In our office each day we track the market trends of the materials our customers have used in the past as well as new materials that are being developed. As a result, we are constantly updating pricing information and identifying when shortages and surpluses are likely to occur as well as when materials are going to come on, or be taken off, the market.
The information we give to our customers lets them make the best possible decision about when and where to buy materials. Since we also work with some vendors, some of our customers have us place orders for them and follow the materials through to delivery, leaving it to us to solve any problems that arise along the way. Others who have vendors they prefer to work with use our information to identify good deals when they are offered, and negotiate better ones when they aren't (getting prices lowered, packaging deals on multiple products, etc). In both situations we help our customers lower their cost of production and manage their purchases so they make good use of their time, money, and storage facilities.
With over sixty combined years of experience working for and with large and small agricultural supply companies, the senior members of our staff have extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and the usual structures used to set prices for chemicals and fertilizers. This makes them very experienced at determining lower fair market values for materials, which they successfully negotiate with their numerous industry contacts. The junior members of our staff are building up this same knowledge, plus they regularly visit our customers to make sure we stay current on their crops and acreages and thus on their material needs.
Agriculture today is becoming increasingly precise - in the calibration of equipment, amounts and timing of materials and water applications, targeting of markets for harvested crops, etc. Paying precisely what you should for chemicals and fertilizers should be a part of this, but gathering the information that lets you question the prices you are offered is a full time job as we well know. You already have enormous demands on your time, so why not let Centers & Harris take care of this task for you? We will help you lower your costs and let you concentrate on what farming is really about - raising crops to feed America and the world.