State Grain Inspection, Inc. 12100 Yosemite Avenue 

Savage MN 55378 

Phone: (952) 808-8566 

Fax: (952) 808-3155 

E-mail: sgiadmin@stategrain.com

 Steve Duea, President Nicole Raymond, Vice President Sara Kitowski, Agency Manager

 Cell: 507-382-8888 Cell: 503-799-1036 Cell: 952-500-0706

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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT FEE SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective March 3, 2024. This fee schedule supersedes all other fee schedules

issued by State Grain Inspection. The fees set forth in this schedule relate to sampling, inspection, 

weighing and other official services and certification performed by State Grain Inspection under 

the Agricultural Marketing Act. Federal Grain Inspection must approve all fees for official services

and official agencies will assess only those fees appearing on their current approved fee schedule. 

MAIN OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. except holidays. 

OVERTIME HOURS: Charges are at time and one half for services, Monday through Friday, before 6:00

AM., after 5:00 PM., after 8.0 hours per day, and Saturdays. Sundays and Holidays are charged at double

the regular rate. 

HOURLY RATES: 

Regular - Sampler $26.88 Overtime - Sampler $40.32

 - Inspector $32.64 - Inspector $48.96

Additional Labor: $22.00 per hour.

All rates are per hour and assessed in one-half hour increments. A minimum of three hours for service will

be charged at the applicable hourly rate during regular hours. A minimum of four hours applies to hours

outside regular service hours. 

Minimum Hourly call out rates: Minimum 2 hours per person at applicable rate will apply for under 4 

hour notice of cancellation or request. State Grain Inspections reserves the right to determine the number

and type of personnel to properly service the customer.

Call Charges: Call out, on call (Personnel are off site waiting to report for duty.), or back to work will be

assessed a 4- hour minimum per person at the applicable hourly rate.

HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. 
MILEAGE FEES: The Internal Revenue Service standard rate will be assessed for actual miles traveled

to perform services that are more than 5 miles from the Savage office (or the nearest full time staffed office). 

Mileage rate will change when IRS standard rate changes.

Contract services available upon request priced according to this fee schedule.

All other official services not covered in this fee schedule will be charged at the appropriate hourly rate.

 

Commodity Cooperative Service Agreement Fees. In addition to all other applicable fees, commodity

cooperative service agreement fees for commodity inspection services (pulses, hops, and miscellaneous

processed commodities), excluding rice, will be assessed at the current percentage rate identified in FGIS

Directive 9180.74 (Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 4.) The assessed fees must exclude travel,

mailing expenses, and state and local taxes. Invoices will identify assessed commodity cooperative

service agreement fees as separate line item.

OFFICIAL INSPECTION SERVICES

(Unit fee in addition to hourly charge)

Containers $17.28

Containers (sample only) $14.40 

Bag Lots $16.32

Bag Lots, partial lots $9.60

Bag Lots (sample only) $14.40

Additional copies or corrected certificates of applicant error $5.00

Phytosanitary certificate (per carrier) $1.00

Witness fumigation only, per carrier, PLUS samplers hourly rate $4.80

GRADED COMMODITIES

Submitted Grade (Per lot or sample) $19.20 

Factor Analysis (per factor) $7.44

NON GRADED, NON PROCESSED COMMODITIES

Factor Analysis (per factor) $7.68

OTHER OFFICIAL SERVICES

Aflatoxin test (quantitative) $33.60

DON (Vomitoxin) test (quantitative) $33.60

Fumonisin test (quantitative) $33.60

Zeralenone test (quantitative) $33.60

WEIGHING SERVICE FEES

AMA Weight Certificate, per carrier $3.36
UNOFFICIAL SERVICES

Certified Weight Certificates, per carrier $3.25

Extra sample, when requested at time of service request $8.00

Composite sample preparation $5.00

Special handling $5.00

Official letterhead statement $12.00

Postage/freight: charged at actual cost, based on method of shipping