Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. 

5435 Waconia Avenue S.W. 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 54204 

Telephone: (319)363-0239 Fax: (319)363-0036 Email: midiowa.cr@miginspection.com 

Website: www.miginspection.com 

This fee schedule supersedes all previously issued fee schedules. 

Effective Date: November 26, 2023 

The Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all fees for official services and all Official Agencies will assess only 

those fees appearing in their current approved fee schedule. 

Regular Hours – All Locations 

0700 Hours to 1500 Hours Monday through Friday, except Holidays 

Overtime Hours – All Locations 

Saturday and all other weekly hours, other than regular hours, shall be considered overtime. For services 

performed outside of regular hours overtime rates shall be applicable. 

Double Time Hours – All Locations 

Sunday and all Holidays 

Minimum Fee 

A four (4) hour minimum charge at the applicable hourly rate will be assessed for services requested and for services 

that are cancelled after personnel are in route. 

Standby/On-Call Rates 

Standby/on-call charges will occur when an applicant requests personnel to be available but not on-site. The elevator 

must establish a start/notification time for agency personnel to be available for work. If work is not performed at this 

time and personnel are requested to be on standby/on-call, hourly rates will be assessed until loading commences. 

Cancellation Rates 

If a start time is requested and withdrawn prior to the requested start time, a four (4) hour per person cancellation fee 

will be assessed at the applicable hourly rate if the service request is cancelled after 3p.m. local time of the preceding 

regular work day. The elevator must contact agency personnel prior to the requested start time to report loading status 

or delays. 

On-Site Inspection Services 

Applicable hourly rate per person plus unit fee if personnel are available. Elevator will be charged at the hourly rate 

and one (1) railcar/container per quarter (1/4) hour of standby time. Mid Iowa reserves the right to determine the 

number and type of inspection personnel to properly service the customer. 

Requests for Service 

Requests for service must be made by 3:00pm local time on the preceding business 

day to allow for adequate staffing for service requests. Requests received after 

3:00pm will incur a four (4) hour charge. 

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Holidays 

New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, 

Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Veterans Day. If a holiday falls 

on a Saturday Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection will observe the holiday on the preceding Friday. If the holiday falls on a 

Sunday Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection will observe it on the following Monday. 

Overtime Mechanical Truck Sampling and Inspection Assessment 

A minimum of 15 trucks per hour will be assessed for all requested overtime and holiday hours. 

Hourly Rates Weigher/Technician/Sampler 

Regular Time $26.59 

Over Time $39.89 

Double Time Hours $53.18 

Hourly Rates Inspector 

Regular Time $30.22 

Over Time $45.33 

Double Time Hours $60.44 

All hourly rates will be assessed portal to portal and prorated whenever possible. 

Personnel Safety 

It is the customer’s responsibility to make the grain or stowage area accessible on all types of carriers. It is the 

customer’s responsibility to ensure that doors/lids are safely accessible and in proper working order. MIGI personnel 

will not open or close doors/lids if their safety is in jeopardy. There must be a minimum of two (2) people in visual 

line of sight of each other at all times, this can be one (1) MIGI employee and one (1) customer employee. This is to 

render aid if needed and could be to call for assistance. If fall protection is available railcars must be located under 

said fall protection prior to MIGI providing any service(s) accessing the top of the railcar. 

Weather Policy 

MIGI will adhere to the following inclement weather policy: Sampling and stowage examination requests may be 

delayed or dismissed when any of the following conditions exist: High winds or rainfall that create conditions which 

are either dangerous to employees and/or degrading to the grain being sampled, lightning, snow and/or ice and any 

other weather related and/or facility related specific conditions that could put the MIGI employees providing the 

service in jeopardy. Adequate lighting must be provided when onsite services are requested after sunset. 

Mileage Rate 

The IRS standard rate will be assessed for all services on a portal to portal basis. 

Any change to the mileage rate will become effective when the IRS standard rate 

changes. Mileage will be prorated when possible. 

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, 

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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. 

Official Commercial Inspection Services are offered and will be negotiated on a case by case basis. 

Official Services per Unit 

Does not include sampling and inspection charges unless indicated. 

Railcar, per car ............................................................................................................................ $22.46 

Dual Graded Railcar, Above Fee Per Grade 

Sampling Only - Per Rail Car ...................................................................................................... 13.09 

Barge per 1000 Thousand Bushel or Fraction Thereof ................................................................. 04.86 

Sampling Only - Barge per 1000 Bushel or Fraction Thereof ...................................................... 03.65 

Truck/Trailer per Carrier............................................................................................................... 12.41 

Sampling Only - Truck/Trailer per carrier .................................................................................... 12.41 

Submitted Sample per Sample ...................................................................................................... 12.41 

Reinspection, all factors .............................................................................................................. 12.09 

Factor Only Inspection, per factor not to exceed full grade cost................................................... 09.39

 Reinspection 1 Factor Only ......................................................................................................... 09.36 

Reinspection, New Sample, Same Price as Original inspection 

Duplicate Certificate ..................................................................................................................... 06.34 

Waxy Corn Determination ............................................................................................................ 22.36 

Presence of Waxy Corn in Sample................................................................................................ 03.93 

Stowage Examination, per Examination when a certificate is issued ........................................... 12.99 

Stress Crack Analysis in Corn....................................................................................................... 22.97 

Protein, Oil or Starch Analysis, All Grain Applicable .................................................................. 12.39 

Aflatoxin, Quantitative or Qualitative all Applicable Grains........................................................ 40.29 

Aflatoxin, Quantitative or Qualitative all Applicable Grains, Submitted Sample Basis. 

Applicant supplied kit and consumables....................................................................................... 06.95 

Fumonisin, Vomitoxin, Ochratoxin, etc. (Quantitative).......... 40.29 

Containers, per container, Phyto-Sanitary only........................ 21.60 

Containers, officially inspected, includes Phyto-Sanitary service 

.................................................................................................. 21.60 

Containers, via bags, per bag 

loaded....................................................................... 

00.11 

Containers, via Bulk bags, per Bulk bag 

loaded..........................................................02.15 

Insect Damage Kernel Determination ...................................... 09.36 

Dark Hard and Vitreous Determination ................................... 09.36 

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Trucks, Phyto Sanitary Only ......................................................................................................... 22.97 

Railcar, Phyto Sanitary Only ......................................................................................................... 22.97 

Combine Sub Lot Samples combined into a composite sample, per composite ........................... 12.39 

Additional Statements, per statement............................................................................................ 06.34 

Soybean of Other Colors .................................................................................... 04.00 

Equipment Check Testing ....................................Charged at applicable hourly sampler rate. 

Unit Weighing Fees 

Unit fees do not include licensed weighing attendant unless indicated. 

Class X Weighing 

Railcar, per car ............................................................................................................................. $08.46 

Truck-Trailer-Container................................................................................................................. 04.83 

Cargo-Barge or Local, per thousand bushels ................................................................................. 03.01 

Sack Weighing............................................................................................................................... 00.96 

Class Y Weighing 

Railcar, per car............................................................................................................................. $04.23 

Truck-Trailer-Container ................................................................................................................ 02.41 

Cargo-Barge or Local, per thousand bushels................................................................................. 01.81 

Sack Weighing............................................................................................................................... 00.90 

High Volume contract for Container loaders 

All containers represent a monthly basis: 

1. The first 750 containers of bulk grain will be billed at $32.21 per container and 

guarantees a minimum of 750 containers per month. 

2. Containers from #751-1500 will be billed at a rate of $30.54 per container. 

3. Containers from #1501 and above will be billed at a rate of $28.85 per container. 

There will be no charge for man-hours or weighing under this high-volume container 

contract. 

Customers who elect to use the high-volume container contract must commit to it for 

at least three (3) consecutive months. 

Items that are considered extra charges will be billed according 

to Mid Iowa Grain approved USGSA fee schedule include but 

are not limited to: 

1. Administrative fees for changing original certificates after 

completion, billed in quarter hour increments at the Sampler 

hourly rate. 

2. Courier fees: A mark up of 10% if shipped on MIG’s FedEx 

account. 

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* When a customer requests results immediately upon return to a MIG office after regular business hours 

stand by time will be assessed at the applicable inspector hourly rate per inspector on call until the samples 

arrive to a MIG office. This will be in addition to the normal inspection fees listed above. Mid-Iowa Grain 

reserves the right to decide the number of inspectors required. 

* Service charges for unpaid balances in the amount of 1.5% per month will be assessed. This fee would be 

effective on all balances not paid or postmarked by the last day of the month following the invoice date. 

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