By Charlie Delacruz, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Following approval by the NGFA Board of Directors during its September meeting, four sets of amendments to the NGFA Trade Rules took effect on Oct. 5. These include changes and clarifications related to electronic transmission of bills of lading, the definition and scope of what commodities are included as “grain,” and what is intended by the term “execution” in the context of services performed by brokers, as well as an extensive set of changes and additions related to the transportation of grain and feed ... Read More
Arbitration
NGFA publishes new arbitration decisions
The following decisions were published on Sept. 26: Case No. 2833 - Fix Farms v. Cargill Cattle Feeders LLC Case No. 2839 - Oakley Grain, Inc. v. Mike Stecks and Jo Ann Stecks For a full listing of arbitration decisions, visit the website. ... Read More
NGFA publishes new arbitration decisions
The following Arbitration Decisions were published on July 31: Case No. 2825 - Scott Keach v. Gavilon Grain, LLC Case No. 2826 - Hagan Brothers Farms/Mike Hagan v. Gavilon Grain, LLC Case No. 2827 - Jenkins Farms/Thomas E. Jenkins v. Gavilon Grain, LLC For a full listing of arbitration decisions, visit the website. ... Read More
NGFA publishes new arbitration decisions
The following Arbitration Decisions were published on May 16: Case No. 2795 - Agribusiness United DMCC v. Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, LLC Case No. 2799 - Bures Farms v. The Andersons, Inc. For a full listing of arbitration decisions, visit the website. ... Read More
UP joins BNSF in committing to use NGFA arbitration to resolve RR demurrage, accessorial charge disputes
By Randy Gordon, President and CEO In a statement filed on May 1 with the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) maintained it has committed to arbitrate commercial disputes involving rail demurrage and accessorial charges through NGFA’s Rail Arbitration System and other venues. In its statement to the STB, UP asserted that it “has agreed to arbitrate contested demurrage and accessorial charges using a number of commodity or mode-specific rules (e.g., the National Grain and Feed Association’s Rail Arbitration Rules, the Association of American Railroads’ ... Read More
NGFA publishes new arbitration decisions
The following decisions were published on May 1: Case No. 2815 - Attebury Grain, LLC v. US Commodities, LLC Case No. 2822 - Scoular Canada, Ltd. v. Logan Farms Ltd. For a full listing of arbitration decisions, visit the website. ... Read More
2019 Trade Rules booklets now available
The 2019 NGFA Trade Rules and Arbitration Rules Booklet now is available. The new booklet incorporates changes ratified in March during the business meeting at NGFA’s annual convention. Copies of the rules may be downloaded at ngfa.org. Printed copies of the booklet are available to NGFA members for $10 each for one to five copies, and $8 each for six or more. Non-members may obtain the booklet for $55 each; there is no quantity discount for non-members. For additional information, contact NGFA at 202-289-0873 or order online. ... Read More
Trade Rules Seminar to preview Barge Digital Transformation project
NGFA’s 2019 Trading, Trade Rules and Dispute Resolution Seminar (Trade Rules Seminar) will feature a special barge trade session focused on the new and currently underway Barge Digital Transformation project. This initiative launched last year in response to industry-generated demand to replace the current costly, cumbersome and outdated (paper- and FedEx-based) process to apply barges and transfer bills of lading. For about a year, a diverse coalition of companies in the industry have been working to develop a prototype digital system, which it widely is anticipated will be available ... Read More
Register now to save on NGFA’s Trade Rules Seminar
Offered only once every-other-year, NGFA’s 2019 Trading, Trade Rules and Dispute Resolution Seminar (Trade Rules Seminar) will be conducted May 6-7 at the Hilton St. Louis Airport Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. Register here by today – Friday, April 5 – to receive an early bird discount! NGFA’s Trade Rules Seminar provides attendees with a primer on contracting principles and trading practices designed to minimize costly trade disputes and contract non-performance. “[The Trade Rules Seminar] is a great way to really gain exposure to the trade rules and their application to what we use every ... Read More
NGFA membership ratifies arbitration rule changes
During the NGFA’s 123rd annual convention in Amelia Island, Fla., NGFA members ratified changes to arbitration rules voted on by the NGFA Board of Directors in September 2018. At the annual business meeting on March 19, NGFA members ratified amendments to the NGFA Arbitration Rules and NGFA Rail Arbitration Rules related to NGFA membership categories. Additionally, the amendments expand the Rail Arbitration Committee to accommodate additional members while maintaining the even split on the committee between railroads and rail customers. View more details about the ratified changes in the ... Read More
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