Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc.

1820 N. Saint Joseph Ave. Evansville, IN 47720

ohiovalleygr@sigecom.net

Grain Inspection Fees and Services

Performed Under U.S. Grain Standards Act

Effective March 1, 2023 Federal Grain Inspection Service must approve all fees for official 

services and official agencies will access only fees appearing on their current approved schedule.

SAMPLER INSPECTOR/TECH WEIGHER

Regular Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00am - 4:00pm $21.00 $23.50 $23.50 

After 4:00pm Mon-Fri $31.50 $35.25 $35.25 

All Day Saturday $31.50 $35.25 $35.25 

Sunday & Holiday (all hours) $42.00 $47.00 $47.00 

New Year’s Day, 1⁄2 Day New Year’s Eve Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, 

Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, 1⁄2 Day Christmas Eve and all Federal Observed 

Holidays. Holidays which fall on Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday, those which 

fall on Sunday will be observed on Monday. 

Stand by Time: Hourly rates will be assessed in quarter hour increments. Time for all applicant 

caused delays will be also assessed at the applicable rate.

On-Call Time: When an applicant requests personnel available after regular hours, but not on 

site. Personnel are off site waiting to report to duty. A four-hour minimum per person will be 

assessed at the applicable hourly rate per day.

**All requests are honored on a first call first serve basis.

Mileage Time: The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed per mile actual miles travel. Any 

change to the mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their standard mileage rate. Mileage 

and travel time will be prorated when possible. 

Travel Time: Monday-Friday will be assessed at regular rates. Saturday will be assessed at 

overtime rate. Sunday and Holidays will be assessed at double time rate.

A Service request for all samplers and inspectors will be assessed a four-hour minimum, travel 

time and mileage. Fees will apply if personnel had been dispatched. All services during regular 

hours must be cancelled a minimum of six hours prior to start, otherwise a four-hour 

minimum charge will apply. All hours are per person.

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Official Services: Does not include sampling fees except as indicated. 

*Barge and Bin Transfer, per 1000 bushels rounded up (minimum charge $100.00) ............ $3.80 

Sample only on barges, (plus hourly, travel and mileage) .................................................. $100.00 

Infestation on barge probed (plus hourly, travel and mileage) ..............................................$50.00 

*Railcars, per car (plus hourly, travel and mileage) ..............................................................$18.00 

Container (plus hourly, travel and mileage) ......................................................................... $17.40 

Official Weighing Service per container (plus hourly, travel and mileage) ........................... $3.65 

Official Weighing Service per railcar (plus hourly, travel and mileage) ................................ $3.90 

Truck-Trailer per carrier (plus hourly, travel and mileage) .................................................. $10.00 

Submitted samples, per sample .............................................................................................$10.40 

Re-inspection samples, per sample .......................................................................................$10.40 

Re-inspection, based on new sample .................................................. Same as original inspection

Factor only, per factor (not to exceed full grade) ...................................................................$7.00 

Stowage examination, per certificate, barge no grade ..........................................................$30.00 

Stowage examination, per certificate, rail no grade ................................................................$6.00 

Stowage examination, per container .......................................................................................$6.00 

**Grain grading instructions, per hour .................................................................................$39.00 

**Grain grading instructions, per hour after 4pm (Mon-Fri) ...............................................$56.95 

IDK test, more than 15 grams per sample ...............................................................................$8.85 

Waxy corn test, per sample ...................................................................................................$10.70 

***Priority submitted sample (immediate grades requested) ...............................................$11.00 

Check testing, per hour, upon request (plus travel and mileage) ..........................................$32.50 

Check testing, per hour (before 8:00am, after 4:00pm Mon-Fri, plus travel and mileage) ...$47.50 

Stress Crack analysis, per sample, 50 kernels .......................................................................$12.50 

Stress Crack analysis, per sample, 100 kernels .....................................................................$17.65 

Aflatoxin Test, per sample ....................................................................................................$32.00 

Fumonisin Test, per sample ..................................................................................................$32.00 

Vomitoxin Test, per sample ..................................................................................................$32.00 

Additional preparation of samples for customer, per sample .................................................$6.25 

Seal sample at customer’s request ..........................................................................................$5.25 

FGIS Administrative Tonnage Fees. In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS 

administrative tonnage fees for export grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, excluding land 

carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, will be assessed at the current per metric ton rate 

identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 1. Invoices 

will identify assessed administrative tonnage fees as separate line items per applicable 

carrier/unit type.

FGIS Supervision Fees. In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS supervision fees for 

domestic U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including land carrier 

shipments to Canada and Mexico, will be assessed at the current per metric ton 

rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing Codes, 

Attachment 2. Invoices will identify assessed supervision fees as separate 

line items per applicable carrier/unit type. 

*Includes Stowage examinations 

**Only when an instructor is available 

***Per sample, A 24-hour notice is required for this service. All other requests 

for this service as availability permits. Priority submitted samples will be 

graded first, but not before official samples and only ahead of submitted samples. 

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Service charge for unpaid balances in the amount of 2% per month, this fee would be effective 

on all balances not paid in 30 days. This fee will be applied on the following invoice. 

Per Diem Fees: $25.00 per day, per individual, plus lodging expense, when required to stay 

overnight away from the main office location.

Weather Policy: OVGI will adhere to the following inclement weather policy: Sampling and 

stowage examination requests may be delayed, curtailed and dismissed if agency manager 

determines weather conditions are creating hazards for agency personnel.

Service requests not covered by the above fees will be performed at the applicable hourly rate, 

travel time, mileage expenses when applicable.

Official Commercial Inspection is available upon request and fees for this service will be 

negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

TERMINOLOGY

Stand by Time: Applicant requests a sampler to stay on premises until loading commences

Cancellation: Applicant declines sampling service after the sampler has arrived or was 

in transit to the destination 

Overtime Hours: Overtime will be charged if work commences at elevator before 8:00am 

and after 4:00pm 

GUARANTEED SERVICES CONTRACTS

Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. offers volume discounts. This offer applies to officially 

sampled and graded barges and railcars.

Discount Term: Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. must officially grade ninety percent (90%) 

of all samples. The discount will apply to each of the carrier types meeting the 90% minimum 

requirement. The applicant’s total volume is measured commencing with the contract date and 

ending twelve months from the date. The total must be verified through OVGI. 

Verification Conditions: Verification can be accomplished by submitting a statement of volume 

from each signatory (elevator) for the one-year period covered in each contract. The volume 

verification statement must become part of the Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. official 

records and the signatory must allow OVGI assess to their volume records for the particular type 

of carrier and time period in question. 

Penalties for Non-Compliance: Failure to meet minimum volume requirements will result in an 

additional billing to the amount of discount taken plus 5% of total billing. 

All commodities must be sampled and graded by Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, 

Inc. Should a commodity for which OVGI is not licensed to grade, it must be 

sampled by an OVGI licensed sampler. 

Fee Collection: Statements will be sent Bi-Monthly, payment will be due 

fifteen days from statement date.

Any other requests for inspection service will be handled as request for 

service outside the contact, and applied to current schedule of fees and 

charges. A 20% discount rates will be applied to guaranteed service 

contracts. 

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OTHER SERVICES NOT COVERED UNDER THE USGSA

Mycotoxins on Unofficial Commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00 

Customer Equipment Alignment (Applicable Hourly Rate with minimum for four hours)

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