WA grain dealer & warehouseman bonds.
From $500. Enter your amount.
Washington licenses grain dealers and warehouse operators through the Department of Agriculture under RCW 22.09, and conditions the license on a surety bond. The warehouse bond runs $50,000 to $750,000, set by storage capacity or gross sales — pricing is 1% of your bond amount, $500 at the $50,000 statutory minimum. Your exact price appears at the application.
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Three steps to filed.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft credit pull, and file with the Department of Agriculture. Here is the whole thing:
Apply once, online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department set, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything on a larger amount, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the Department of Agriculture. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the grain bond actually covers
The Washington Department of Agriculture licenses grain dealers and warehouse operators under the agricultural commodities chapter, RCW 22.09. The bond runs to the State and protects producers and depositors who deliver or sell agricultural commodities — if the dealer or warehouse fails to pay or account for the grain, harmed parties can recover against it.
For a warehouse license, the bond is not less than $50,000 nor more than $750,000, computed at a per-bushel rate against licensed commodity storage capacity (RCW 22.09.090). A grain dealer bond is computed instead as a percentage of the commodities the dealer bought from producers in its last fiscal year, and an applicant for both licenses may file a single bond computed on whichever basis is greater.
A grain bond filed and approved remains in force without periodic renewal until the license is revoked or canceled — the surety can be released only on statutory notice. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set, priced from $500 with one quick soft credit check.
You need this bond if you are
One application, soft pull only.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department set and a one-time consent to a soft credit check — your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Pricing from $500, soft pull only. Enter the amount the Department set and file in 1–2 business days.