The agriculture industry deals with the harvest of crops, fertilizers and chemicals, seeds, post-harvest operations, and processing.  Accurate weight measurements, whether for grains, pulses, millets, or oilseeds, are crucial for the efficient operation of the industry. The agriculture industry employs a variety of weighbridges, silo weighing systems, and grain management systems.

Here are the  6 reasons why weighbridge accuracy is essential for the agricultural industry:

1. Fair Trade

2. Inventory Management

3. Prevent Overloading of Vehicles

4. Compliance

5. Cost Management

6. Cash Flow and Profits

1. Fair trade: Buyers must pay farmers for the exact weight of their produce. The buyers, in turn, take it for processing, and accuracy in weighing plays an important role in building trust between buyers and sellers.

2. Inventory Management:  Accuracy in weighing ensures efficiency in inventory management. It helps reduce overstocking and understocking of goods. It helps prevent pilferage and theft from the warehouses or from the fields.  Knowing the weight of the goods in advance allows for better warehouse management.

3. Prevent Overloading: Accuracy in weighing helps prevent overloading of goods into the vehicle. It can cause accidents and damage to vehicles due to premature wear and tear of components. Overloading compromises the safety of the vehicle.

4. Compliance: Vehicles loaded with agricultural goods have to comply with the transport regulations. Non-compliance can lead to penalties and the seizing of vehicles by the enforcement authorities. Accurate weighing can prevent time loss from vehicle detention.

5. Cost Efficiency: Accuracy in weighing leads to better management of costs and thereby leads to better cash flow and profitability of the enterprise. Only the exact quantity receives payment. It leads to operational efficiencies across the value chain from producer to processor. Input costs are also calculated on the basis of weighing of goods. Input and output cost calculation becomes easier with accurate weighing of goods.

6. Profits and Cash Flow: Ultimately the enterprise becomes profitable, and there will be better cash flow to meet routine expenses and costs.

Essae Digitronics, India’s largest manufacturer of weighbridges, offers various weighbridge solutions to the agriculture industry, such as silo weighing systems, grain management, and steel and concrete weighbridges. The electronic weighbridges utilize sensors or load cells, a digital display, and connectivity to printers and storage devices, thereby enhancing their user-friendliness.