Purchase price: refers to the price paid for purchasing grain directly from grain farmers or other grain producers, as well as individual industrial and commercial households and grain brokers engaged in grain purchase activities.

Car (ship) board price: refers to the delivery price of grain from the railway station (port) to the train or ship at the place of shipment, including delivery price, short-distance transportation and downward movement.

Platform price: refers to the delivery price of grain at the receiving railway station or port, including the train board and train freight price at the loading place, but excluding the packaging fee.

Ex-warehouse (factory) price: refers to the delivery price of grain delivered to the warehouse when it arrives at the grain management enterprise, excluding the loading fee and packaging fee.

Closing price: refers to the price of grain at the delivery warehouse and after acceptance.

FOB export price. Refers to the price of exported grain before it leaves China's ports, including the price of goods, port freight, loading and unloading fees and customs duties.

Import cif price. Refers to the price of imported grain before it arrives at China's ports for loading and unloading, including: the price of goods, overseas freight, insurance premium, etc.

See Document No.200680 of State Grain Bureau for details.