Growers of sunflowers, wheat, corn, sorghum and soybeans are required by state law to pay an assessment on each commodity marketed through commercial channels in Kansas. The assessment is collected by the first purchaser at the time of sale and should be shown as a deduction by the first purchaser from the net dollars paid to the grower. The Kansas assessment should be collected and remitted regardless of the where the commodity was grown.

The first purchaser is the person, corporation, association or partnership making the first purchase of a commodity from the grower after harvest. Most often, first purchasers are grain elevators or commodity dealers, but can include other businesses such as seed dealers, ethanol plants and feedlots.

Commodity commissions use money to facilitate, promote and develop markets for their respective grain commodities through research, education and information. 

The assessment for sorghum and soybeans is to be paid to the Kansas Department of Agriculture on the last day of the month after the assessment is collected. The remittance for corn, wheat and sunflowers is to be paid to the Kansas Department of Agriculture by the 20th day of the month after the assessment is collected.

Grain Commodity First Purchaser Assessment Form

Grain Commodity First Purchaser Fact Sheet