Georgia grain dealer bonds.
From $200.
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); premiums start from $200.
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How much does a Georgia grain dealer bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $200 at the $20,000 minimum. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
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. No credit check up to $25,000.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. No credit check up to $25,000. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
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.
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 — premiums start from $200; above $25,000, any check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
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.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $25,000. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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