Nebraska regulators have filed a complaint against Ohio-based agribusiness The Andersons over allegations that the company failed to make timely payments to a grain producer. The Nebraska Public Service Commission, which licenses commercial grain dealers in the state, said its Grain Warehouses and Dealers Department filed the complaint after investigating an allegation by a grain producer that The Andersons had not paid for 17 grain deliveries made between November 2023 and January 2024.

Complaint Details

The company later told regulators it had withheld payment in one instance because it could not verify ownership of the grain. The producer and The Andersons have since resolved the matter, according to the complaint, but an agency spokesman said the investigation remains ongoing. The state licensing department, alleging that The Andersons is not in compliance with state laws regulating grain dealing, is asking the commission to order the Ohio firm to explain the delays.

The complaint alleges some grain deliveries remained unpaid for more than 900 days and says the department could seek civil penalties, revoke the company’s license and bar it from operating in the state. Regulators are seeking information from any other Nebraska grain producers or sellers who have experienced delayed payments involving The Andersons or other licensed grain dealers.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.