A licensed grain dealer in Missouri must file a surety bond with the Department of Agriculture under RSMo 276.426, in favor of the producers it buys grain from. The amount is the greater of $50,000 or 2% of your annual Missouri grain purchases — pricing is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, confirmed via a soft pull that never affects your score. Enter your required amount and your exact price appears at the application.
















Your grain dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here’s the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Business details, the bond amount the department set, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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.
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your grain dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
Missouri licenses grain dealers through the Department of Agriculture under Chapter 276, RSMo. A grain dealer buys grain from producers, so RSMo 276.426 requires the dealer to file a surety bond as a condition of the license — engaging in the grain business without a sufficient bond on file is itself a violation.
The bond runs in favor of the State of Missouri, with the director as trustee for the benefit of all persons selling grain to the dealer — the producers. If a dealer fails to pay for grain it bought, a seller (or the department on the seller’s behalf) can make a written demand and recover against the bond.
The amount is the greater of $50,000 or 2% of the dealer’s annual Missouri grain purchases, so it scales with volume. Recovery on the bond is not a producer’s exclusive remedy — it doesn’t bar a separate civil action on the grain contract. We issue the amount the department set; pricing is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, confirmed via a soft pull.
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 →Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the department set and file the same week.