LA grain dealer bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.

A Louisiana grain dealer license from the Agricultural Commodities Commission (LACC) can require a surety bond that stands behind the grain you buy from Louisiana farmers. We issue it at a flat 3% — one soft credit pull that affects approval, never the price.

Filed with the Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission (LACC) at the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Protects farmers who sell you grain on credit if a dealer fails to pay
Soft credit pull only — never affects your score, and the rate stays 3% either way
Flat 3%of your bond amount$275minimum premiumSoft pullnever affects your score
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How it works

Three steps to licensed.

Your LACC grain dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply once, online

Business details, owner information, the bond amount the LACC set, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

WITHIN 48 HOURS

Reviewed & approved

Most of these 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.

1–2 BUSINESS DAYS

E-sign & file with the LACC

Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your grain dealer license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.

The whole pricing page.

Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. A soft pull affects approval, never the price. Enter the figure the LACC set and the premium updates.

$25,000 bond
$750
$50,000 bond
$1,500
$100,000 bond
$3,000
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the grain dealer bond actually covers

Louisiana regulates grain dealers, cotton merchants, and commodity warehouses through the Agricultural Commodities Commission (LACC), housed in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. A grain dealer is a buyer who purchases agricultural commodities from Louisiana producers, or who represents producers in selling them.

The bond is a producer-protection guarantee: it stands behind the money you owe farmers for grain delivered on credit. If a licensed dealer fails to pay for grain it bought, a harmed producer can recover against the bond. The LACC sizes the amount to your purchase volume.

A note on current law: Louisiana has moved toward backing producers through a combination of security, stock insurance, and the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund, and the exact bonding requirement has been revised in recent sessions. We will issue the bond the LACC asks you to file — send us your license packet and we will match the amount and form to what the Commission requires today.

Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission (La. R.S. 3:3401 et seq.)The Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission licenses and regulates grain dealers, cotton merchants, and warehouses under the agricultural commodities law (La. R.S. 3:3401 et seq.), administered by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Bonding requirements have been revised in recent sessions toward security plus the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund — confirm the current required amount and form with the LACC or send us your license packet.

You need this bond if you are

Applying for an LACC grain dealer license to buy commodities from Louisiana farmers
Renewing a grain dealer license whose bond or security is expiring
Adding purchase capacity that raises the bond amount the LACC requires
Re-entering after a lapse that reset your LACC bonding requirement

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.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Louisiana grain dealer bond? +
The premium is a flat 3% of the bond amount, with a $275 minimum. The LACC sets the bond amount, sized to your grain purchase volume — there is no single statewide figure. Enter your amount and the quote updates.
Who requires this bond? +
The Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission, at the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, as part of a grain dealer license. It protects the farmers you buy from.
Has the bond requirement changed? +
Louisiana has revised how it backs producers in recent sessions, leaning on security plus the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund alongside or in place of a traditional bond. We will not guess — send us your LACC license packet and we will issue exactly the amount and form the Commission asks for today.
Is there a credit check? +
Yes — one soft credit pull, which never affects your score. It informs approval, not price: the rate is a flat 3% either way.
When does it renew? +
The bond or security must stay active for as long as you hold the license. We send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your license never lapses over a missed email.
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The LACC is waiting on one document.

Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only. Enter the amount the Commission set and file the same week.

Your premium @ 3%$1,500
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