Bond Information for Producers Who Sold to Eastern Livestock Company

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain, Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is informing cattle producers who have done business with Eastern Livestock Company, LLC, of their rights under the bond provisions of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

Eastern began issuing unfunded checks to producers for livestock purchased by them in different markets on or around Nov. 3. Eastern is headquartered in New Albany, Ind., with operations in 11 states across the Mid-South, Midwest and West. Eastern is registered with GIPSA as a market agency that buys and sells on a dealer basis and as a clearing service.

Producers who have not received payment due from Eastern are encouraged to contact the GIPSA Midwestern Regional Office, Des Moines, Iowa, at 515-323-2579 for complete information on available financial protections and for forms necessary for filing a bond claim on payments due from Eastern.

Bond claims must be filed within 60 days from the date of the transaction on which the claim is based.