The Seam.

Cotton listed on The Seam's grower-to-business (G2B) and business-to-business (B2B) exchanges is now validated against the electronic HVI database maintained by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. Results of the classing verification process are quickly available on each offer listed on the two exchanges. The Seam, Memphis, Tenn., is the only exchange where buyers can purchase bales that are guaranteed to match USDA's quality descriptions. Under traditional marketing methods most buyers require additional verification steps to guarantee that bale data matches official USDA descriptions. Buyers now receive official data with offers purchased from The Seam.