Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 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 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 4,266.0 $ 2,620.0 $ 2,430.0 $ 2,329.0 $ 2,004.0
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 4,266.0 $ 2,595.0 $ 2,430.0 $ 2,315.0 $ 2,004.0
Average monthly full-time equivalents 18.0 16.0 17.0 15.0 19.0
Output Indicators
Number of grain examinations 332.0 334.0 314.0 317.0 325.0
Number of grain licenses issued 1,413 1,417 1,406 1,412 1,408
Number of grain dealer/warehouse formal enforcement actions 2.0 0.0 14.0 14.0 11.0
Amount of Illinois Grain Insurance Fund balance paid for elevator failures 0.00% 0.00% N/A N/A 0.00%
Outcome Indicators
Percentage of grain dealers and warehouse sites rated compliant (not requiring a formal hearing) 95.20% 94.00% 95.50% 95.60% 96.60%
External Benchmarks
Percentage of grain dealers and warehouse sites rated compliant in Missouri N/A 99.70% 76.50% 78.60% N/A
Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
Grain examinations per examiner 27.9 26.0 27.8 26.4 29.5
Average time in hours to complete field examinations 42.6 42.3 40.9 44.5 39.9
External Benchmarks
Average time to complete examination in Missouri (in hours) N/A 22.4 24.8 23.1 25.2
Grain examinations per examiner in Missouri N/A 69.7 77.4 75.9 77.4

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