QID 001247 Prices Received by Farmers for Rice - Operation Profile

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR RICE OPERATION PROFILE for RICE PRIVATE MERCHANT 2015
							OMB No. 0535-0003 Approval Expires: 5/31/2016 Project Code: 188 QID: 001247 SMetaKey: 2667 Version 48
								United States Department of Agriculture
								NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
							USDA/NASS - Texas Southern Plains Region PO Box 70 Austin, TX 78767-0070 Phone: 1-800-626-3142 Fax: 1-855-270-2725 E-mail: NASSRFOSPR@nass.usda.gov
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1. Do you expect this operation to PURCHASE rice from U.S. farmers during the August 2015 through July 2016 time period?
301 3 NO (Thank the respondent, and conclude the interview.)
2 DON’T KNOW
1 YES . . . . . . . . .	229 a. Please select reporting units 1 Cwt 2 Bushels 3 Barrels
The NASS Rice Prices Received data series is based on:
►all grain lengths (long, medium, and short), but not wild rice. ►total hundred weight (Cwt) purchased and received from U.S. farmers during the survey period.
Purchases of rice under contract are to be reported during the month when the buyer obtains possession of the rice AND makes payments to the farmer for the rice. Buyers who redeem rough rice under loan with CCC are to report the value paid to redeem the loan plus any additional payment (i.e. options) to the farmer for the rice.
Include only rice purchased from U.S. farmers. Exclude any purchases from rice dealers, brokers, or any other non-farmers.
2. Do you purchase organic rice?
182 3 NO 1 YES – Specify by length of grain-- ______________________________________________
3. Will this operation purchase any rice from farmers in other States?
183 3 NO 1 YES – Specify States-- ______________________________________________

4. Considering all locations, how would you prefer to report?
184 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)
0225		226	227	1 Bu.			2 Lbs.	3 Tons		4 Cwt.
NOTE: Inform the respondent that our reporting specifications call for Quantity Shipped at standard moisture content and Average 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)?
185 1 YES 5 N/A 3 NO - Ask—On a monthly basis, will you estimate quantities on a dry (standard moisture) basis? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					186 1 YES 3 NO
7. Will you exclude all data relating to rice purchased from non-farmers such as dealers, brokers, or other non-farmers?
187 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 average value you report? . . . . . .						188 ____________ % 189 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)?

190

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 total value you report? . . . . . . . . .

191

1 YES

3 NO

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

192

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 total value you report? . . . . . . . . .

193

1 YES

3 NO

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

194

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 total value you report? . . . . . . . . .

195

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 total value.

11. Will you report the monthly total value of purchases from farmers after--
a. subtracting discounts for moisture content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	196	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	197	1 YES	3 NO
b. subtracting discounts for quality factors such as grade, test weight, protein content, foreign matter or damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	198	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	199	1 YES	3 NO
c. subtracting discounts for transportation charges from farm to elevator (price should reflect point at which grain changes possession.) . . . . . . .	200	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	201	1 YES	3 NO
d. adding premiums for farmer delivering the rice to a mill, processor or terminal . . . . . . . . . .	202	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	203	1 YES	3 NO
e. adding premiums for quality factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	204	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	205	1 YES	3 NO
12. Will you report the monthly total value of purchases from farmers before deducting--
a. Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	208	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	209	1 YES	3 NO
b. Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	210	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	211	1 YES	3 NO
c. Check-off fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	212	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	213	1 YES	3 NO
d. Service fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	214	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	215	1 YES	3 NO
e. Cleaning or grading . . . . . . . . . . .	216	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	217	1 YES	3 NO
f. Transportation or handling charges from farm to first point of sale (if billed to farmer) . . . . . . . . . . . .	218	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	219	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 total values both in the same month?
220 1 YES – Go to item 15. 5 N/A – Go to item 14.
221 3 NO – What percentage of your monthly purchases are contract purchases? ______ %
a. Does this change after harvest? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						222 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 total value you report? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						223 1 YES. 3 NO
14. Does your accounting period allow a calendar month? . . . . . .				224	1 YES. 3 NO				From _______ To _______
15. Who will be the primary contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
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16. Who will be the alternate contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
8015	Name:	8016	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.

Respondent Name:

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9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

R. Unit

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9921

9985

9989 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name