Grain merchandiser vs grain buyer

The differences between grain merchandisers and grain buyers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a grain merchandiser and a grain buyer. Additionally, a grain buyer has an average salary of $63,792, which is higher than the $59,675 average annual salary of a grain merchandiser.

The top three skills for a grain merchandiser include commodities, origination and DPR. The most important skills for a grain buyer are customer database, grain contracts, and commodities.

Grain merchandiser vs grain buyer overview

	Grain Merchandiser	Grain Buyer
Yearly salary	$59,675	$63,792
Hourly rate	$28.69	$30.67
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	63,143	9,280
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Grain merchandiser vs grain buyer salary

Grain merchandisers and grain buyers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grain Merchandiser	Grain Buyer
Average salary	$59,675	$63,792
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $127,000	Between $39,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between grain merchandiser and grain buyer education

There are a few differences between a grain merchandiser and a grain buyer in terms of educational background:

	Grain Merchandiser	Grain Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Agricultural Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Harvard University

Grain merchandiser vs grain buyer demographics

Here are the differences between grain merchandisers' and grain buyers' demographics:

	Grain Merchandiser	Grain Buyer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 74.8% Female, 25.2%	Male, 65.4% Female, 34.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 77.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 2.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 78.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between grain merchandiser and grain buyer duties and responsibilities

Grain merchandiser example responsibilities.

Manage employees during harvest season.
File UCC documents for compliance with state regulations to secure lien position.
Buy & sell multiple commodities including but not limit to wheat, feed wheat and durum.
Assist in compiling monthly CFTC cash position report.
Merchandise and trade feed grains, wheat, and soybeans for both the domestic and international markets.
Trade agriculture futures and options with the CME for worldwide offices to hedge commodity purchases and sales.

Grain buyer example responsibilities.

Assure suppliers comply with safety and quality alignments within company standards and manage non-conformance reporting for logistics as per company policy.
Coordinate shipping logistics with various freight companies as needed to buy and sell different commodities.
Perform monthly commodities inventories and audits.
Assure suppliers comply with safety and quality alignments within company standards and manage non-conformance reporting for logistics as per company policy.
Purchase all components to support NPI development builds and serve as primary interface to transition projects from development to manufacturing.

Grain merchandiser vs grain buyer skills

Common grain merchandiser skills

Commodities, 32%
Origination, 18%
DPR, 15%
Grain Markets, 8%
Risk Management Strategies, 6%
Quality Customer Service, 5%

Common grain buyer skills

Customer Database, 81%
Grain Contracts, 14%
Commodities, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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