2026-08-06 20:19:06 UTC / 路透社
作者：P.J. 赫夫斯塔特
2026年8月6日 美国中部夏令时间晚上8:19 更新，距首次发布已过2小时
- 投诉称部分谷物货款拖欠已超900天
- 安德森公司称已于投诉提交前解决相关事宜并结清谷物款项
- 内布拉斯加州监管机构征集涉及安德森公司或其他持牌谷物经销商的延迟付款举报
芝加哥8月6日路透电 — 内布拉斯加州一家监管机构周四表示，已就总部位于俄亥俄州的农业企业安德森公司（ANDE.O，将在新标签页打开）未及时向谷物生产商付款的指控提起诉讼，并呼吁遭遇过类似付款延误的农户前来举报。
负责该州商业谷物经销商牌照发放的内布拉斯加州公共服务委员会表示，其谷物仓储与经销商部门在接到一名谷物生产商的指控后展开调查，随后提起了本次诉讼。该指控称安德森公司未支付2023年11月至2024年1月间交付的17批谷物货款。
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该公司随后向监管机构解释，曾有一笔付款被暂缓，原因是无法核实谷物的所有权。
根据诉讼文件，涉事生产商与安德森公司已就此达成和解，但该机构发言人表示调查仍在进行中。
州牌照发放部门指控安德森公司违反了州内谷物交易监管法规，已提请委员会责令这家俄亥俄州企业就付款延误作出解释。诉讼称部分谷物货款拖欠已超900天，并表示该部门可寻求民事处罚、吊销该公司牌照并禁止其在该州运营。
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该机构未透露最初提起投诉的谷物生产商身份，也拒绝进一步置评。
安德森公司称已结清谷物款项
安德森公司在一份声明中表示，在诉讼提起前，该公司已告知委员会及涉事生产商相关纠纷已解决，且已结清所有谷物款项。
“安德森公司认真对待对生产商的承诺，”公司发言人谢丽尔·维翁-哈泽瑙尔说道。她补充称，公司将继续配合委员会的调查。
尽管本次部门诉讼源于一起已解决的举报，但监管机构表示，正征集任何在内布拉斯加州遭遇安德森公司或其他持牌谷物经销商延迟付款的谷物生产商或卖家的相关信息。
“我们的首要任务是保护内布拉斯加州的谷物生产商，确保买家履行州法律规定的义务，”谷物部门主任特里·弗里茨在一份声明中表示。“如果生产商未能按时收到货款，我们希望能接到他们的举报。”
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总部位于俄亥俄州莫米的安德森公司已获得内布拉斯加州的谷物经销商牌照。这家农业企业是美国最大的乙醇生产商之一，经营散装谷物商品贸易，并运营着一套谷物升降机网络。
本次诉讼的背景是，奥马哈市谷物经销商汉森-穆勒公司去年破产。该公司因未履行谷物合同付款义务被内布拉斯加州监管机构吊销谷物经销商牌照后，于去年11月申请第11章破产保护。
此次破产导致农户、货运公司及其他农业企业追讨超过2亿美元的欠款，而该公司100万美元的州谷物经销商保证金仅覆盖了内布拉斯加州农户获批索赔的一部分。
行业团体和监管机构表示，汉森-穆勒破产案凸显了谷物经销商破产时生产商面临的财务风险，尤其是在农业部门经济承压时期。
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Nebraska regulator files complaint against The Andersons after unpaid farmer claim
2026-08-06 20:19:06 UTC / Reuters
By P.J. Huffstutter
August 6, 2026 8:19 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
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- Complaint alleges some grain deliveries remained unpaid for more than 900 days
- The Andersons says it resolved matter before complaint and has paid for grain
- Nebraska regulator seeks reports of delayed payments involving The Andersons or other licensed grain dealers
CHICAGO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – A Nebraska regulator said on Thursday it filed a complaint against Ohio-based agribusiness The Andersons (ANDE.O), opens new tab over allegations the company did not make timely payments to a grain producer, and urged any farmers who have experienced similar payment delays to come forward.
The Nebraska Public Service Commission, which licenses commercial grain dealers in the state, said its Grain Warehouses and Dealers Department filed the complaint after investigating an allegation by a grain producer that The Andersons had not paid for 17 grain deliveries made between November 2023 and January 2024.
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The company later told regulators it had withheld payment in one instance because it could not verify ownership of the grain.
The producer and The Andersons have since resolved the matter, according to the complaint, but an agency spokesperson said the investigation is ongoing.
The state licensing department, alleging that The Andersons is not in compliance with state laws regulating grain dealing, is asking the commission to order the Ohio firm to explain the delays. The complaint alleges some grain deliveries remained unpaid for more than 900 days and says the department could seek civil penalties, revoke the company’s license and bar it from operating in the state.
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The agency, which did not name the grain producer who made the initial complaint, declined to comment further.
THE ANDERSONS SAYS IT PAID FOR GRAIN
In a statement, The Andersons said it had notified both the commission and the producer that the matter had been resolved prior to the complaint being filed, and that it has paid for the grain.
“The Andersons takes its commitments to producers seriously,” said spokesperson Cheryl Vion-Hasenaur. She added the company would continue to cooperate with the commission.
Though the department’s complaint stems from a single report that has been resolved, the regulator said it was seeking information from any other Nebraska grain producers or sellers who have experienced delayed payments involving The Andersons or other licensed grain dealers.
“Our priority is protecting Nebraska’s grain producers and ensuring buyers meet their obligations under state law,” Grain Department Director Terri Fritz said in a statement. “If producers are not being paid in a timely manner, we want to hear from them.”
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The Andersons, based in Maumee, Ohio, is licensed as a grain dealer in Nebraska. The agribusiness firm, one of the largest U.S. ethanol producers, merchandises bulk grain commodities and operates a network of grain elevators.
The complaint follows the collapse last year of Omaha-based grain dealer Hansen-Mueller Co., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November after Nebraska regulators suspended its grain dealer license over unpaid grain contracts.
That bankruptcy left farmers, trucking companies and other agricultural businesses seeking to recover more than $200 million, while the company’s $1 million state grain dealer bond covered only a portion of approved claims from Nebraska farmers.
Industry groups and regulators have said the Hansen-Mueller case underscored the financial risks producers face when grain dealers become insolvent, particularly during periods of economic stress in the farm sector.
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Reporting by P.J. Huffstutter. Editing by Liz Hampton, Aurora Ellis, Rod Nickel
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