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2021 Warehouses
Mission Statement License and examine the operations of grain dealers and grain warehouses; manage the Illinois Grain Insurance Fund and administer the Grain Code, Specialty Farm Product Buyers Act, and Agricultural Act to protect the financial interest and property of grain producers and residents of Illinois.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Issue licenses in a timely manner for correct applications.
    1. Issue licenses to all qualified applicants and provide necessary assistance to those who initially fail to meet specific requirements.
    2. Review all applications and issue licenses in a timely manner.
  2. Provide comprehensive, consistent, and clear requirements, policies, and procedures.
    1. Survey customers to assess satisfaction with policies and procedures.
  3. Provide professional, consistent, efficient, and fair implementation of requirements and examination of policies and procedures.
    1. Survey customers to assess satisfaction with procedures at the conclusion of every examination.
    2. Reduce the number of serious complaints about the examination service.
  4. Provide a dispute resolution and appeals process that is efficient, consistent, and fair.
    1. Survey customers to assess and improve the dispute resolution process.
  5. Ensure Illinois farmers and other citizens are protected from failures.
    1. Protect all farmers doing business with licensed grain elevator operations.
    2. Minimize Illinois Grain Insurance Fund payouts.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Regulatory Fund, Grain Indemnity Trust Fund, Illinois Grain Insurance Fund Statutory Authority 240 ILCS 40/1-1
Fiscal Year 2022 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2021 Actual Fiscal Year 2021 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2020 Actual Fiscal Year 2019 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 1,400.0 $ 1,329.9 $ 1,500.0 $ 1,419.9 $ 1,290.0
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 1,380.0 $ 1,292.0 $ 1,500.0 $ 1,380.1 $ 1,290.0
Average monthly full-time equivalents 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Output Indicators
Number of grain examinations (a) 394.0 410.0 444.0 239.0 478.0
Number of grain licenses issued 1,427 1,422 1,429 1,418 1,440
Number of grain dealer/warehouse formal enforcement actions 12.0 13.0 14.0 16.0 7.0
Amount of Illinois Grain Insurance Fund balance paid for elevator failures 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Outcome Indicators
Average response of customers surveyed who rate inspection procedures as (1) not at all consistent to (5) extremely consistent (a) 0.0 0.0 N/A N/A 4.5
Percentage of grain dealers and warehouse sites rated compliant (not requiring a formal hearing) 96.6% 96.8% N/A N/A 98.8%
External Benchmarks
Percentage of grain dealers and warehouse sites rated compliant in Missouri 73.4% 77.7% 77.9% 70.2% 72.2%
Percentage of grain dealers and warehouse sites rated compliant in Indiana (b) 0.0 0.0 N/A N/A N/A
Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
Cost per examination/licensing activity (in dollars) N/A $ 728.00 N/A $ 821.00 N/A
Grain examinations per examiner 33.8 37.3 37.0 24.4 39.8
Average time in hours to complete field examinations 35.7 45.0 29.4 30.7 31.3
External Benchmarks
Average time to complete examination in Missouri (in hours) 19.4 19.9 18.7 21.7 16.6
Grain examinations per examiner in Missouri 76.5 84.5 73.0 74.5 70.4
Average time to complete examination in Indiana (in hours) (b) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Grain examinations per examiner in Indiana (b) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Explanatory Information

The Bureau of Warehouses (Bureau) licenses and examines the operations of grain dealer and grain warehouses. It also provides administrative support to, and Director membership on, the Illinois Grain Insurance Corporation Board (Board). The Board administers the Illinois Grain Insurance Fund, which exists to protect the financial interest and property of grain producers who sell or store their grain to Illinois licensed grain dealers and warehouses, and in doing so, provides stability and security to the Illinois grain market. The variances experienced in grain examinations during fiscal year 2020, both decrease and increase compared to the preceding and succeeding fiscal years, respectively, were due to the COVID-19 pandemic for logistical and safety concerns.

Footnotes
The sharp decrease in examinations completed and examinations per examiner during fiscal year 2020 is due to COVID-19 procedures. Items marked N/A in fiscal year 2021 Actual figures were not available at the date of this report and no estimate is available for fiscal year 2022 due to report not being available until after due date on any given year.

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