You can proactively propose orders to merchants on FMI. To do so, click on “New Order” under the Orders page.

On the New Order page, the following information needs to be completed:

1. If there are multiple growers under the main company, select the grower that would be shipping the products to the buyer (if applicable). Learn more about growers here.
2. Search for the buyer that you will be proposing the order to.
3. Select the currency to propose the order in (if applicable).
4. Whether shipments are C&F, C&F FBF, CIF or FOB. Note: Shipping method cannot be changed afterwards.
5. Choose from the list of departure ports (applicable to C&F FBF and FOB).
6. Choose from the list of registered arrival ports (applicable to C&F, C&F FBF or CIF).
7. Select the ETD date.
8. Select the ETA date.

Additional documents can also be uploaded to the order under the “Invoice & Documents” section. You can also select the document type under the drop-down so that you can later identify it easily.

To add items to the order, key in the product that you would like to include and fill in the required fields marked with an (*).

Once all the order details have been completed, the order can now be submitted to the merchant by clicking on “Send Order”.