Price intelligence for rural collection points in South Africa

Know today's price before the truck leaves.

Weighbridges and volume sensors at collection points, plus price reports sent from ordinary phones, feed one trusted daily picture of what produce is worth and where demand is. PriceGrid drafts the market advisory and the value-chain analysis. A cooperative manager approves every advisory before it goes out.

Load-cell scale1,240 kg
Volume sensor86 crates
Phone price reportR 9.80 / kg median
Quality cameraGrade A 72%

Illustrative example. Values on the cards are not live telemetry.

WeighScales and volume sensors record what arrives.
ReportTraders send prices from any phone.
AdviseA daily advisory, in plain words.
ApproveA person signs off before it is sent.
R 9.80 per kg, example ScalePrice boardMessage
Original illustration: what arrives is weighed, the price is posted, and the same message reaches people who can't be there.
R 7.10 R 10.40 Your point todayMarket B today Example prices only
Original illustration: with both prices in view, a trader can decide where to take the load. The prices shown are examples.

Who it is for

Cooperatives and collection points

A fair daily price picture and a one-click advisory for members.

Processors and retail buyers

Supply volumes and quality grades from the source, before trucks are booked.

District agricultural offices

A record of what smallholders faced each week, for planning and support.

Funders and programmes

Measured change in prices received, with an audit trail of who approved what.

This solution requires current AI models to operate. PriceGrid's advisories, forecasts, value-chain analysis and photo grading are produced by AI models, with a person approving every output. The demo on this site is simulated. The production system would not work without those models, or their current equivalents.

What PriceGrid does

  • Combines weighed volumes and trader price reports into an anonymous daily picture.
  • Drafts a plain market advisory and a value-chain analysis for a person to review.
  • Grades produce from photos and flags disagreements for checking.

What it does not do

  • It does not set or fix prices, or tell anyone what to charge.
  • It does not show any trader's own price by name.
  • It does not guarantee a price or give financial advice.
  • It does not handle payments or contracts.