Lincoln, August 15, 2023- The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an Order
(GWC-450/GW-2184) sustaining the complaint and assessing a civil penalty of $24,100.00
against The Andersons, Inc. of Kearney, for storing grain in an unlicensed facility in violation of
the Grain Warehouse Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 88-525 to 88-552.
In July of 2022, an inspection by the PSC of the company’s grain warehouse in Paxton, Nebraska
determined that the company was storing grain in six grain bins not listed on the company’s
grain warehouse license. A complaint was then a filed against Andersons Inc., by the director of
the PSC grain warehouse department alleging the company stored grain in unapproved bins
between October 2021 and July 2022.
A hearing in the matter was held in June 2023. Based on the evidence presented at the hearing,
the Commission finds that the company stored grain in six bins which were not listed on its grain
warehouse license for its Paxton facility, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 88-533.
“It is the duty of the Commission to ensure grain warehouses are following state law,” said
Commission Chair Dan Watermeier. “Even though no losses occurred in this instance, and the
company worked with the Commission to resolve the issue their actions put producers at risk
and a civil penalty is justified.”
The Company has 30 days in which to pay the penalty or appeal the Commission’s Order.