About Us
CloudBreak is South Australia’s premier grain brokerage and advisory service. The team at CloudBreak is solution focused and always strives to get the best result for our clients through multiple grain marketing strategies.
Our holistic grain marketing approach aims to assist growers with marketing grain over multiple seasons, which will help them maximise their bottom line. In today’s deregulated environment price risk management can be complicated. With an array of services on offer, CloudBreak recognises the need for a professional advisory service to help growers navigate these markets.
CloudBreak’s price discovery is not to simply monitor track markets but is additionally suited to those looking to maximise value from their on-farm storage. By selling grain to an end-user or delivered packer, growers can often receive a significant premium. We endeavour to have the largest delivered demand pool of any Grain Marketing specialist in SA and Vic. We maintain active working relationships with feedlots, feed mills, grain packers and dairies across South Australia and Victoria which offers our clients greater marketing power and increased opportunity.
Ed Scamps
B.Agricultural Economics: (University of Sydney),
Diploma of Financial Services (AFMA), Specialist Certificate (SFE)
Ed Scamps is co-founder and Managing Director of CloudBreak Advisory Pty Ltd. His experience in trading agricultural commodities and price risk management is extensive with over 25 years in the industry. Ed started his career with Elders in 1993 and held a number of positions whilst working there. These included Elders Risk Management Senior Commodity Advisor and National Trading Manager. In 1999 Ed took up a role with Louis Dreyfus as Commodity Risk Manager which involved monitoring and aggressively managing the risks attached to the commodity portfolio. In 2001, Ed returned to Elders to set up the Elders Exchange Desk which involved developing and marketing spot and forward products for grain, wool and cattle. After setting up the Exchange Desk, Ed took up the role as Wheat Trading Manager with CBH Grain.
Ed has assembled a team of professional and experienced analysts, brokers and support staff to ensure growers receive the highest levels of information and customer service. Ed is utilising his experience and his team to focus on assisting Australian grain growers to effectively manage price risk in a deregulated and volatile market.
Grain Trade Australia
CloudBreak Grain Marketing Pty Ltd and CloudBreak Advisory Pty Ltd are members of Grain Trade Australia (GTA).
GTA is a national body for rules and standards and arbitration in the grains industry.