We measure the grain.
Not the paperwork.
One service, done right: independent, on-site physical measurement of what's actually in your bins — built from measured bin volume and delivered as a signed report your banker, your auditor, and your board can all work from.
Six things, every project.
The same six deliverables whether it's one on-farm bin or a forty-site commercial system. Same method, same paperwork, same report.
Inventory measurement
On-site measurement of the specified commodities at every facility, plus supporting records — Daily Position Reports, Inventory Cut-Off, and other documentation.
Facility diagrams
A current map of each storage area showing every structure, marked after measurement with recorded levels and the commodities measured. A measurement record — not an engineering or survey drawing.
Measured-to-book comparison
Give us your book stocks and we set them against what we measured — the long/short position by commodity, by location, and company-wide.
Final report package
Measured quantities by bin, commodity, location, and company-wide — plus the diagrams, a summary of what happened on site, and the supporting measurement records behind it.
Delivery in five days
Five calendar days from the last site measured, once we have what we need from you. By email or secure file transfer — and straight to your lender or auditor if you email us and ask.
30 days of support
A month of clarification on the report and the measurements after delivery — including a review meeting to walk the whole thing through, whenever you want it.
We measure how much is there, and we document it. That's the whole job — so we'll be straight about where it stops. This is not a financial audit, an appraisal, a title opinion, a grain-quality grade, an official weight certificate, or an official inspection under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Where we compare our measurements against your book stocks, we're working from records you gave us — we're not auditing your accounting.
Operators use our reports for lender and audit reporting, collateral monitoring, borrowing-base work, insurance, and regulatory filings every day. What we can't do is promise in advance that one particular bank or examiner will accept it for one particular purpose — unless we've agreed to that requirement with you in writing first. Ask us up front and we'll tell you honestly.
Measured bin volume. Not scale tickets.
We calculate inventory from the physical space the grain occupies — not from scale tickets or self-reported position records. That's what captures settling, compaction, partial fills, and moisture: what's actually in the bin, not what the paperwork says should be.
The moments that put a signature behind the question.
State warehouse exam
Know your number before an unannounced examiner does — on your own schedule, not theirs.
Loan origination & renewal
Put an independent count under the borrowing base, at origination or annual review.
Covenant breach or distress
When the numbers stop tying out, a third-party measurement gives the lender solid ground.
Year-end CPA audit
Independent existence-and-quantity confirmation for the financial statement.
Crop-insurance & APH
Documented stored-grain measurement for a claim or a production audit.
Estate & date-of-death
A defensible inventory valuation when grain is part of the estate.
Partnership buyout
One independent number both sides can settle on, instead of two spreadsheets.
Sale due diligence
Verify what's really in storage before a facility or operation changes hands.
Bankruptcy & trustee
An independent measurement of remaining grain for the court and the creditors.
Plain-spoken
pricing.
One base service fee covers the work most projects need. Add-ons apply only when the job goes beyond what's included or the route requires travel. No hourly surprises.
Run the estimate calculator ↓Covers 2 physical addresses per project. Additional locations and travel are billed against the published schedule below.
Additional location
Each physical address beyond the second on a single project. Two bin yards at one address is one location.
Ground travel
Round-trip route mileage from our office, billed from mile one. Covers the vehicle and the driving time — there's no hourly charge on top.
Overnight travel
Each night the project actually requires, including an unplanned one. Meals and ordinary incidentals are inside this fee — they're never billed separately.
Commercial flight leg
Charged each time we board an aircraft — outbound, connecting, rebooked, and the flight home. Only a leg we actually board is billed.
Direct travel expenses
Airfare, lodging, rental vehicles, parking, tolls, and baggage fees — at actual cost plus a 4% administrative fee. Receipts on request.
These rates assume ordinary facility size, access, storage configuration, and number of structures. An exceptionally large or complex facility may need a custom quote — and we get your written approval before doing any work that isn't already in the agreement.
Changing the date
Email zack@grainmx.com as early as you can, and at least 7 days ahead when that's practical. Inside 7 days — or once we're already traveling — you're responsible for the work done and the travel we've already committed to. Weather and road conditions cut both ways; neither side is penalized for those.
Build a rough estimate.
Add the addresses you'd want verified — we route the trip live from our base in Browerville, MN and price travel automatically.
Know what’s in your bins. Anytime.
We set up every bin and location we measure during your engagement. Then you get a full year of GrainMX self-measurement software—on us.
- Your bins, ready to go
- Measure between visits
- No automatic renewal
- For internal use; not for audits, lenders, or insurers.