Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc.

702 N East Street 

Essex, Illinois 60935

Phone 815-365-2268 Fax: 815-365-2628 

AMA FEE SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1st 2024 

 This Fee Schedule is for services provided under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

REGULAR HOURS: Monday thru Friday, 7:00am - to 3:30pm 

SECOND SHIFT HOURS: Monday thru Friday employees second 8 hours after regular shift 

REGULAR HOURLY RATE: Sampler, Technician, Weigher $31.00 in quarter hour 

increments, minimum of 4 hours will be charged. 

Regularly Scheduled Second Shift Hourly Rate: Sampler, Technician, Weigher $42.00 in 

quarter hour increments, minimum of 4 hours will be charged. 

Finance Charge; 11⁄2% per month after 30 days of statement date. 

Personnel Safety: It’s the customers responsibility to make the grain, commodity, or stowage 

area safely accessible. Agency employees do not open or close lids on railcars or shipping 

containers. There must be a minimum of two people at all times on top of railcars and in the 

immediate vicinity at facilities where services are being performed. This can be two agency 

employees or one agency employee and one customer employee. This is to “render aid if 

needed” or to call for assistance.

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

stowage examination requests may be delayed, curtailed, or dismissed when and of the following 

conditions exist: High winds, rainfall, snow, ice and other conditions that are 

dangerous to employee and/or facility specific conditions that could put 

employees providing services in jeopardy. Adequate lighting must be 

provided when onsite services are requested after sunset. 

SUNDAY AND HOLIDAY HOURLY RATE: Double regular hourly 

rate, minimum 4 hours, in addition to unit fees. Holidays include 

Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, 

Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New 

Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. If a holiday falls on a Saturday Kankakee 

Grain will observe it on the preceding Friday, holiday’s that fall on a Sunday will 

be observed on the following Monday. 
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Effective: January 1st 2024 

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STANDBY RATES: Will be charged at applicable hourly rate for delays not caused by agency.

TRAVEL AND MILEAGE FEES: Travel time and mileage will be charged portal to portal at 

applicable hourly rate per employee. The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed per mile for 

actual miles traveled. Any change to the mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their 

standard mileage rate. (Prorated when possible)

AMA INSPECTION SERVICES:

Container, Phytosanitary only, PLUS applicable hourly rate......................................................$20.00 

All stowage examinations, per certificate, PLUS samplers’ hourly rate .....................................$17.85 

Corrected certificates of applicant error ......................................................................................$ 6.00 

Mycotoxin Test ............................................................................................................................$36.00 

COMMODITY WEIGHTS

Weights, per carrier PLUS applicable hourly rate ......................................................................$ 5.25 

Weighing Service, Barge, with Phytosanitary Inspection ...........................................................$28.00 

Weighing Service, Barge, with-out Phytosanitary Inspection, PLUS applicable hourly rate .....$28.00 

Special shipping & handling of samples 

 Via UPS, FED EX, etc. - in addition to carrier fees ..........................................$10.00 

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 items.

REQUEST FOR SERVICES NOT COVERED BY ABOVE FEES 

WILL BE ASSESSED AT THE APPLICABLE RATE OR UNIT 

RATE.
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UNOFFICIAL SERVICES NOT COVERED UNDER AMA

Bulk vehicle Weighing/unit, results on letter head....................................................$35.00