GA grain dealer bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
Georgia licenses grain dealers through the Department of Agriculture, and conditions the license on a surety bond delivered to the Commissioner. The amount is 20% of your peak monthly grain purchases from producers (minimum $20,000, maximum $300,000); we issue it at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your grain dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, the bond amount the Commissioner set, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the Department of Agriculture
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your grain dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. The amount is 20% of your peak monthly grain purchases (min $20,000) — enter it and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia’s Grain Dealers Act (O.C.G.A. § 2-9-30 et seq.) requires anyone who buys grain from producers to be licensed by the Department of Agriculture and to deliver a surety bond to the Commissioner before the license issues. It is a producer-protection guarantee, standing behind what you owe Georgia farmers for the grain you buy.
The amount is set by formula: 20% of the average of your highest monthly grain purchases from producers over the preceding three years (or the period you’ve operated), with a statutory minimum of $20,000 and maximum of $300,000. A dealer operating at more than one physical location furnishes a bond for each location.
It is not insurance for you — if a producer goes unpaid and recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. The Commissioner may accept a cash bond instead, subject to the same claims. Enter your amount and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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The Department of Agriculture is waiting on one document.
Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.