Cargill asked AP to help them develop a web-based portal to give grain producers a one-stop, online grain marketing resource. The new site offers streaming grain and livestock futures market quotes, continuously updated cash bid prices at every elevator in the Cargill AgHorizons network, local weather and news, and exclusive grain markets commentary by Cargill. Grain producers are also given secure account access to market and sell their grain online. The password-protected online account enables customers to electronically track their grain, including: grain sold, contracts by type, actual sales vs. estimated annual production, average final prices, etc. An electronic signature eliminates the burden of receiving, signing, and returning paper contracts.