Virginia agricultural products dealer bonds.
From $125.
Virginia repealed its Dealers in Agricultural Produce licensing law (Code §§ 3.2-4738 to 3.2-4752) effective July 1, 2025, so this bond is no longer a state mandate. When a buyer, grower or contract still asks for one, we issue it from $125, priced at 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, with a $125 minimum.
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How much does a Virginia agricultural products dealer bond cost?
2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to issued in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard produce-dealer bond — enter your amount, pay, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount you were asked for, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000, and most applicants are approved instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
Deliver to whoever required it
Submit the executed bond to the counterparty, grower group, or contract that asked for it. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What this bond actually covers — and what changed in 2025
For decades, Virginia licensed dealers in agricultural produce through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and conditioned the license on a surety bond. The bond was a payment guarantee for growers: it secured the dealer's faithful accounting and payment to the producers, agents, and representatives it bought from.
That program no longer exists as a state mandate. The General Assembly repealed the Dealers in Agricultural Produce article (Code §§ 3.2-4738 through 3.2-4752) by Acts 2025, c. 142, effective July 1, 2025. So unlike most license bonds, there is no current Virginia produce-dealer license or bond requirement to satisfy.
When a Virginia produce buyer is asked for this bond today, it is generally a contractual or legacy requirement — a grower cooperative, a packing house, or a private contract that still conditions dealings on a surety bond. We issue whatever amount you were asked for, from $125, with your exact price set at the application. No credit check up to $25,000, and most applicants are approved instantly. If you believe a live state filing still applies to you, confirm with VDACS before you buy — we would rather you not pay for a bond no one requires.
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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 bond runs to April 30 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, April 30, in the year your term ends.
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
Deliver to whoever required it. Submit the executed bond to the counterparty, grower group, or contract that asked for it. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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 on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount you were asked for — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Pricing from $125. Enter the amount you were asked for and deliver it the same day.