CO commodity handler bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Before the Colorado Department of Agriculture licenses a commodity handler, you must file a surety bond conditioned on the honest handling of commodities. The amount is sized to your purchase volume — $10,000 minimum, up to $1,000,000 — and the premium is 1% of that amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly.
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No underwriting queue for the standard commodity bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Agriculture. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount your license requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the application collects no credit information, and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Department of Agriculture
Submit the executed bond with your commodity handler license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the commodity bond actually covers
Colorado regulates commodity handlers through the Department of Agriculture under the Commodities Handlers and Farm Products law, now codified at C.R.S. 35-36-201 et seq. A commodity handler buys agricultural commodities from producers, and the state requires a bond before licensing so producers have recourse if a handler fails to pay.
The bond is conditioned on compliance with the law and the faithful and honest handling of commodities, and it covers inspection fees owed the department plus the costs of any suit on the bond. It is payable for the benefit of the producers and others the handler does business with.
The amount is set by the commissioner — generally about 2% of your prior calendar year's Colorado commodity purchases, with a floor of $10,000 and a cap of $1,000,000, and the premium — from $100 — scales with it. As a candid note: a surety bond may not fully cover every producer's loss if a handler fails, which the statute itself acknowledges. The application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly. Enter your required amount to see your exact price.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — no credit information required. The executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Agriculture.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the commissioner set and file with the Department of Agriculture the same day.