Grain Inspection & Warehousing Division

Missouri’s grain industry is one of the most vibrant in the nation, largely due to producer integrity, reputable grain businesses and the regulatory work of this division. Show Me State producers annually harvest 650 million bushels of grain valued at more than $2 billion. The division is composed primarily of three programs: Grain Inspection Services, Grain Regulatory Services and the Commodity Merchandising Program.

The Grain Inspection Program inspects, grades and weighs grain stored in or moved through Missouri. Inspection and weighing services help ensure grain and rice are marketed in a timely manner and at fair market prices. Services are provided at laboratories in Marshall, New Madrid, North Kansas City, Laddonia, and St. Joseph.

The Grain Regulatory Services (GRS) Program protects the public interest by licensing, bonding and auditing grain warehouses and grain dealers to ensure financially sound grain markets for Missouri’s farmers to store and merchandise their grain. Audits of the ethanol and biodiesel incentive payments are conducted by the GRS program. In addition, the GRS program conducts commodity checkoff audits to verify collection of assessments and administers the Missouri Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) which provides dispute resolution services to Missouri farmers who participate in USDA programs.

The Commodity Merchandising Program administers the collection and distribution of assessment fees for check-off programs initiated and funded by commodity producers.