Farm Product Purchasing Agent

Code: 13-1021.00

Also known as: Buyer, Grain Buyer, Grain Merchandiser, Grain Origination Specialist, Purchasing Agent, Tobacco Buyer

Description: Typically, the milk and bread you buy from a grocery store doesn't come straight to you from a farm. Instead, a company acquires goods from a farm and then resells the processed or packaged item to your local grocery store. Farm Product Purchasing Agents liaise with farms and ranches on behalf of food wholesalers to acquire agricultural goods, such as crops and livestock. These goods are later processed and resold to end consumers.Most Farm Product Purchasing Agents have at least a Bachelor's degree.