Grain Inspection

Industry Views on the Decline in Official Inspections and Inspection Costs Gao ID: T-RCED-93-38 May 13, 1993

This testimony focuses on an April 1993 GAO report (GAO/RCED-93-147) on the official grain inspection program run by the Agriculture Department's Federal Grain Inspection Service. GAO discusses (1) the decline of official inspections in the domestic market and the impact of that decline, (2) fees that official inspection agencies charge for official domestic inspections, (3) fees that the Service charges for export inspections, and (4) potential options for reducing inspection fees.



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