Agricultural Market Reporter

Overview Job Summary: In this position, you will serve as a Livestock & Poultry Market News Reporter responsible for performing a variety of duties related primarily to publication of Livestock & Poultry Market News. This position provides timely, accurate, and impartial agricultural commodity information to the public including economic factors such as supply, demand, movement, distribution, prices, price trends, and other related factors on which market decisions can be based. Responsibilities The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity. The duties may include, but are not limited to: Conducts interviews with industry representatives to collect, analyze, and report the supply, demand, prices, and other current market information of your assigned agricultural commodities. Reconciles each price quotation to the originating growing area by commodity unit of sale, size, variety, grade and other distinguishing factors. Prepares and disseminates numerous daily, weekly, monthly, and special market reports covering local sales on the wholesale market or information that may be of interest to the trade. Develops and maintains educational and instructional knowledge and materials on agricultural commodities marketing information, methods, and practices. Makes presentations describing investigation procedures and results, and relevant developments to other interested agency personnel. Makes recommendations for new or revised policies, methods, and techniques to improve the collection and dissemination of market information and the efficiency and transparency of the program. Qualifications Education: Please see above for education qualification requirement information. Competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork Additional Information Security Clearance: Not Required. DrugTestRequired: False. Position Sensitivity: Moderate Risk (MR). #J-18808-Ljbffr