Public Accountability Report
| 2021 Agriculture Products Inspection | |||||
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| Mission Statement | Protect growers, livestock owners, and the environment by inspecting feed, seed, and fertilizer products. | ||||
| Program Goals and Objectives |
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| Source of Funds | General Revenue Fund, Fertilizer Control Fund, Feed Control Fund, Agriculture Federal Projects Fund | Statutory Authority | 505 ILCS 30/1 | ||
| Fiscal Year 2022 Target/Projected | Fiscal Year 2021 Actual | Fiscal Year 2021 Target/Projected | Fiscal Year 2020 Actual | Fiscal Year 2019 Actual | |
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| Input Indicators | |||||
| Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) | $ 3,350.0 | $ 3,302.3 | $ 3,230.0 | $ 3,077.0 | $ 3,049.0 |
| Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) | $ 3,350.0 | $ 3,302.3 | $ 3,230.0 | $ 3,077.0 | $ 3,049.0 |
| Average monthly full-time equivalents | 24.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 |
| Output Indicators | |||||
| Number of licenses issued | 4,000 | 4,157 | 4,000 | 4,301 | 3,977 |
| Number of products registered | 33,000 | 33,128 | 35,000 | 33,439 | 42,706 |
| Number of labels reviewed | 4,750 | 4,845 | 2,500 | 5,011 | 2,075 |
| Outcome Indicators | |||||
| Percentage of feed, seed, and fertilizer facilities found compliant with regulations | 90% | 83.7% | 92% | 92.6% | 94.3% |
| Number of days to complete seed (depends on type) laboratory analysis | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Percentage of feed, seed, and fertilizer products found compliant with regulations | 90% | 91.7% | 90% | 92.5% | 94.9% |
| Percentage of labels found compliant with regulations | 90% | 85.5% | 90% | 92.5% | 83.3% |
| Number of days to complete feed laboratory analysis (a) | 30.0 | 93.0 | 20.0 | 33.5 | 15.2 |
| Number of days to complete fertilizer laboratory analysis (a) | 15.0 | 40.2 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 8.0 |
| Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators | |||||
| Cost per inspection (in dollars) | $ 175.00 | $ 151.73 | N/A | $ 187.21 | $ 118.56 |
Explanatory Information
The Bureau of Agriculture Products Inspection (Bureau) protects growers, livestock owners, and the environment by inspecting feed, seed, and fertilizer products. The Bureau registers feed, seed, and fertilizer products; licenses producers and retailers; reviews information labels on feed, seed, and fertilizer products for accuracy; and, operates laboratories to test products and confirm accuracy of labels. The increase in labels reviewed from fiscal year 2019 to the two succeeding years is primarily due to increased requests from product manufactures. The decrease in number of products registered from fiscal year 2019 to the two succeeding years is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and manufacturers limiting production and development.
Footnotes
A COVID-19-related backlog of untested samples from fiscal year 2020 created delays in the analysis of samples submitted in fiscal year 2021. In addition, laboratory analysis also was negatively impacted due to delays in laboratory instrument maintenance and repairs by contracted vendors.
