Grain scandal draws Farm Bureau reaction

Jan 22, 2024 at 04:04 PM CST
Illinois Farm Bureau President Harold Steele said Monday that recent court fines and continuing investigation in the scandal-ridden export grain handling cases point up the need to maintain and police the quality and quantity of our grain sales to foreign customers. In his statement, Steele also said: “The examples of wrongdoing in the inspection, grading, weighing, and handling of grain at export elevators are definitely counter to the interests of all Americans.

Jan 22, 2024 at 04:04 PM CST

Illinois Farm Bureau President Harold Steele said Monday that recent court fines and continuing investigation in the scandal-ridden export grain handling cases point up the need to maintain and police the quality and quantity of our grain sales to foreign customers. In his statement, Steele also said: “The examples of wrongdoing in the inspection, grading, weighing, and handling of grain at export elevators are definitely counter to the interests of all Americans.