UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 12b-25

                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

(Check One):  [ ] Form 10-K  [ ] form 20-F  [ ] Form 11-K  [X] Form 10-Q
[ ] Form N-SAR  [ ] form N-CSR

For Period Ended:  June 30, 2003
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[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K  [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F  [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K

For the Transition Period Ended:  N/A
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Read attached instruction sheet before preparing form. Please print or type.

Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the item(s) to which the notification relates:
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                                     PART I
                             REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Full name of registrant The Andersons, Inc.
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Former name if applicable N/A
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Address of principal executive office (Street and number) 480 West Dussel Drive
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City, state and zip code Maumee, Ohio 43537
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                                     PART II
                             RULE 12b-25 (b) AND (c)

     If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)

     [X] (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;








     [X] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
Form 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be filed on or
before the 15th calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject
quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-QSB, or portion thereof will be
filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

     [ ] (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

                                    PART III
                                    NARRATIVE

     State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-KSB, 11-K, 20-F,
10-QSB, N-SAR or the transition report or portion thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)

     Management is still in the process of completing the Company's Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. Management anticipates that it will be
filed within the time allowed by this extension.

                                     PART IV
                                OTHER INFORMATION

     (1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.

Beverly J. Mcbride                  (419)                         891-6475
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  (Name)                         (Area Code)                  (Telephone number)

     (2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If the answer is no,
identify report(s).

[X] Yes  [ ] No

     (3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?

[ ] Yes  [X] No

     If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.















The Andersons, Inc.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 14, 2003

BY:  /s/ Michael J. Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer
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         Michael J. Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Instruction The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.