QID Prices Received grain and beans profile

Project Code 185 QID		OMB No. 0535-0003: Approval Expires 9/30/2007
	PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS OPERATION PROFILE for GRAINS, OILSEEDS and PULSE CROPS 2007					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.				California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812 916-498-5161 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 E-mail: nass-ca@nass.usda.gov
			For our weekly survey of Prices Received by Farmers, this firm will be asked to report total quantities of commodities purchased from U.S. farmers and the total dollar value of those purchases.

1. Do you expect this operation to purchase any of these commodities from U.S. farmers during the next 12 months?
	Include all varieties, grades and qualities.		YES	NO		UNITS (Circle one)
	Corn (yellow and white) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0102	1	3	0103	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0106	1	3	0107	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0128	1	3	0129	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Durum Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0112	1	3	0113	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Winter Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0110	1	3	0111	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Light Red Kidney Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0150	1	3	0151	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Dark Red Kidney Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0168	1	3	0169	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Large Lima Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0164	1	3	0165	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Baby Lima Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0166	1	3	0167	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Small Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans that pass through a 20/64” round hole screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0172	1	3	0173	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Large Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans larger than the 20/64” round hole screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0170	1	3	0171	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Blackeye Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0160	1	3	0161	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Other Dry Edible Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0138	1	3	0139	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0132	1	3	0133	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Sunflower, Oil Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0134	1	3	0135	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Sunflower, Non-Oil Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0136	1	3	0137	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Canola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0180	1	3	0181	1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Other – Specify: ____________________ . . . . . . . . . . .		1			1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	Other – Specify:____________________ . . . . . . . . . . . .		1			1 Bu	2 Lbs	3 Tons	4 Cwt
	If all commodities are checked ‘NO”, Thank the Respondent, and conclude the interview.
2. Do you purchase organic commodities? 0182 3 NO 1 YES – Specify commodities --_______________________________________________
3. Will this operation purchase any commodities from farmers in other States? 0183 3 NO 1 YES – Specify States --____________________________________________________

4. (Ask for elevators which are part of multiple unit firms/locations only.) Please review the attached sheet. (Verify that the list of firms is correct and complete. If necessary, make appropriate deletions, additions, and/or capacity changes. Re-verify the list and continue.) Considering all the elevators and locations listed, how would you prefer to report?
0184 1 Each site individually 2 Combined total for all sites 3 Headquarters reports all locations separately 4 Some other combination. Please list which sites you would like combined for reporting purposes
5. What is the total rated storage capacity of all firms that you will report price data for, along with the preferred reporting unit. (Include capacity of all lines if this is a Headquarters unit of a Multi-unit firm where total quantity purchased and the gross value from all lines are reported.)
CURRENT FIRM LOCATION		STORAGE CAPACITY		UNITS (Circle one)
		0226	0227	1 Bu.			2 Lbs.	3 Tons		4 Cwt
NOTE: Inform the respondent our reporting specifications call for Quantity at standard moisture content and Total Gross Value, adjusted for quality discounts and premiums but not other deductions. Ask the respondent to provide a settlement sheet (check stub, sales ticket, assembling sheet) showing a typical transaction and a monthly summary (monthly report). It will help to determine the firm’s ability to report based on our guidelines.
6. Will your firm report quantities purchased on a dry (shrunk) weight basis (that is at standard moisture content)?
0185 1 YES 5 N/A 3 NO - Ask—On a monthly basis, will you estimate quantities on a dry (standard moisture) basis? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					0186 1 YES 3 NO
7. Will you exclude commodities purchased from non-farmers such as other elevators, firms, brokers, or truck buyers?
0187 1 YES 5 N/A 3 NO Ask—What percent of your monthly purchases are from non-farmers? . . . . . . . . . . . . On a monthly basis, will you estimate the purchases from non-farmers and subtract that amount from the total quantity and gross value you report? . . . . . . . . . .						0188 ____________ % 0189 1 YES 3 NO

8. Will you include all purchases from farmers delivered to a terminal or processing facility (that is, direct or brokered sales)?

0190

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Ask-- On a monthly basis, will you estimate these purchases and include them in the total quantity and gross value you report? . . . . . . . . . .

0191

1 YES

3 NO

9. Will you exclude commodities purchased from producers or firms in other countries?

0192

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Ask-- On a monthly basis, will you estimate these purchases and exclude them from the total quantity and gross value you report? . . . . . . . . . .

0193

1 YES

3 NO

10. Will you exclude commodities purchased for resale as seed?

0194

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Ask-- On a monthly basis, will you estimate these purchases and exclude them from the total quantity and gross value you report? . . . . . . . . . .

0195

1 YES

3 NO

NOTE: For items 11 and 12 , if the respondent answers NO, ask if they will be able to estimate the amount of the discount to be subtracted or the premium to be added to the monthly gross value.

11. Will you report the monthly gross value of purchases from farmers after--

a. subtracting discounts for moisture content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0196

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0197

1 YES

3 NO

b. subtracting discounts for quality factors such as grade test weight, protein content, foreign matter or damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0198

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0199

1 YES

3 NO

c. subtracting discounts for transportation charges from farm to elevator (price should reflect point at which grain changes possession.) . . . . . . .

0200

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0201

1 YES

3 NO

d. adding premiums for farmer delivering the grains, oilseeds or pulse crops to a mill, processor or terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0202

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0203

1 YES

3 NO

e. adding premiums for quality factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0204

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0205

1 YES

3 NO

12. Will you report the monthly gross value of purchases from farmers before itemized deductions are made for--

a. Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0208

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0209

1 YES

3 NO

b. Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0210

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0211

1 YES

3 NO

c. Check-off fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0212

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0213

1 YES

3 NO

d. Service fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0214

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0215

1 YES

3 NO

e. Cleaning or grading . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0216

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0217

1 YES

3 NO

f. Transportation or handling charges from farm to first point of sale (if billed to farmer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0218

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0219

1 YES

3 NO

13. Next we need to know how you record contract purchases from farmers, such as forward contracts, deferred payment contracts, basis, minimum price, option or hedge-to-arrive contracts. Will you report the quantities and the corresponding gross values both in the same month?

0220

1 YES – Go to item 14. 5 N/A – Go to item 14.

0221 3 NO – What percentage of your monthly purchases are contract purchases? ______ %

a. Does this change after harvest? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0222 1 YES. 3 NO

b. On a monthly basis, will you estimate contract purchases delivered (settled, closed) and include these purchases in the total quantity and gross value you report? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0223 1 YES. 3 NO

14. Does your accounting period allow a calendar month? . . . . . . .

0224

1 YES. 3 NO

From _______ To _______

15. What is the name of the software package or company this firm uses to maintain information about quantities purchased and dollars paid to farmers?

0225 1 1st Ag, Inc 2 AGRIS Corporation 3 AgTrax Technology 4 AgVantage Software Inc. 5 AgVision Software for Agribusiness 6 CompuWeigh Corporation 7 E-Markets, Inc. 8 Grossman & Associates, Inc. 9 Professional IPM Services LLC 10 Custom software – created by own company/self 11 Custom software – created by outside company

12 Progressive Software International 13 Salina Scale Sales & Services Inc. 14 Software Solutions, Inc. 15 Summit Software, Inc. 16 Vertical Software Inc. 17 dbc SMART software Inc. 18 Growmark, Inc. 19 CTN Grain Agribusiness Software 20 QuickFarm 21 Do not use computer software 22 Other – specify: _______________________

16. Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (The results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YES =1

0099

17. Who will be the primary contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?

Name:

Position:

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Email:

18. Who will be the alternate contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?

Name:

Position:

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Thanks so much for your assistance today and for your continued help in completing the Prices Received by Farmers report. Each month we will mail you a monthly Prices Received questionnaire to complete. We will also include a copy of the reporting instructions for your reference. You may also fill this survey out on the Internet. Instructions will be made available to you as to how to access the survey. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office using our toll free number. [If you did not interview the primary contact, ask to speak with the primary contact and take some time to review the reporting instructions with them.]

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