QID 051030 Retail Seed Price Inquiry

RETAIL SEED PRICE INQUIRY MARCH 2018
	OMB No. 0535-0003 Approval Expires: 7/31/2019 Project Code: 171 QID: 051030 SMetaKey: 2751
		United States Department of Agriculture
			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

USDA/NASS National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-888-424-7828 Fax: 1-855-415-3687 E-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both.  This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response to this survey is voluntary.

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1. Did this operation sell seed to farmers/ranchers in the U.S. during 2017?

Yes - go to Question 2 No - go to Question 3

2. Report the total amount of seed sold to farmers/ranchers in 2017, and either the total value of sales or the average price per unit of seed sold to farmers/ranchers in the U.S. in 2017.

• Include technology fees and seed treatments.

• Exclude sales tax.

					Fill in one column below:
SEED TYPE		What was the Total Amount Sold to farmers/ranchers in 2017?	In what Unit? (check one)		What was the Total Value of Sales in 2017?	OR	What was the Average Price per unit in 2017?
Corn for Seed, Hybrid Biotechnology Varieties (include technology fees)			80,000 kernel		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __
Soybeans for seed Biotechnology Varieties (include technology fees)			140,000 kernel		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __
Winter Wheat for Seed (report fall seeded price)			bushels cwt		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __
Spring Wheat for Seed (report fall seeded price)			bushels cwt		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __
Alfalfa Certified (Proprietary) varieties			cwt 50 lb		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __
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				Fill in one column below:
SEED TYPE	What was the Total Amount Sold to farmers/ranchers in 2017?	In what Unit? (check one)		What was the Total Value of Sales in 2017?	OR	What was the Average Price per unit in 2017?
Kentucky Bluegrass Proprietary varieties including Merion		pounds		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __
Tall Fescue		pounds bushels cwt 50 lb		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __
Ryegrass, Annual		pounds bushels cwt 50 lb		$	OR	$ __ __ __ ▪ __ __

3 Will this operation sell seed to farmers/ranchers in the U.S. in the future?
Yes No
4. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on its release date, go to https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/ COMMENTS:

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

Respondent Name:	9911 Phone: ( )		9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __