Form SURVEY ID: 3606 SURVEY ID: 3606 Farm to Market Grain Transportation - July 2020

FARM TO MARKET GRAIN TRANSPORTATION - July 2020
			OMB No. 0535-0264 Approval Expires: 04/30/2022 Project Code: 986 Survey ID: 3606 U nited States Department of Agriculture
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

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SECTION 1 – CROP PRODUCTION AND DISPOSITION

1. Did this operation produce any winter wheat, corn or soybeans in 2019?

1 □ Yes - Continue

3 □ No - Go to Section 7

2. As of May 1, 2020, for each commodity produced by this operation in 2019, what was the percent sold to an elevator, processor, feed market, used for this operation’s own feed use, put into storage, or used for other purposes?

2019 Crop

Elevator

Processor

Feed Market

Own Feed

Storage

Other

Total

Winter Wheat

110

112

114

118

116

119

100%

Corn

150

152

154

158

156

159

100%

Soybeans

160

162

164

168

166

169

100%

SECTION 2 – GRAIN TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE INVENTORY

1. For each vehicle type owned or leased by this operation, what was the average annual miles traveled, percent of average annual miles by use, vehicle inventory as of May 1, 2020, and the forecasted vehicle inventory for 2024?

Vehicle Type

Average Annual Miles

What percent of this operation’s total annual truck mileage was used to:

Vehicle Inventory as of May 1, 2020

Forecasted Vehicle Inventory for the Year 2024

Haul your own grain

Custom Haul

Other

Total

Owned

Leased

Own

Leased

Single Axle

610

612

616

614

100%

710

712

714

716

Tandem

620

622

626

624

100%

720

722

724

726

Tridem Axle

630

632

636

634

100%

730

732

734

736

5-Axle Semi

670

672

676

674

100%

770

772

774

776

7-Axle Semi

680

682

686

684

100%

780

782

784

786

Other: specify

690

692

696

694

100%

790

792

794

796

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SECTION 3- WINTER WHEAT
1. Did this operation produce any winter wheat in 2019?					1 □ Yes - Continue		3 □ No - Go to Section 4
	2. For the 2019 crop year, how many acres of winter wheat were harvested for either grain or seed, what was the total production or yield per acre?
		Acres Harvested for either		Total Production				or	Yield per Acre
		Grain or Seed
	Winter wheat	375	ac.	376		bu.		377	bu./ac.

a. What percent of this operation’s 2019 winter wheat crop was hauled directly from field to market?	22	%

3. For this operation’s 2019 winter wheat crop, what was the total distance traveled one-way by road type-unpaved, interstate and other paved roads-to this operation’s 1st and 2nd choice delivery points?

Interstate

State 4-Lane Paved

State 2-Lane Paved

Local Paved

Local Unpaved

Total Miles

1st Choice Delivery Point

25

26

27

28

29

21

2nd Choice Delivery Point

1025

1026

1027

1028

1029

1021

4. What vehicle(s) was used to transport this operation’s 2019 winter wheat crop from the field or on-farm storage facility to market?
If this operation has more than one vehicle per type (e.g. 2 semi-trucks), use the vehicle used most often for winter wheat deliveries. If this operation delivered winter wheat to more than one off-farm facility, use the facility where the largest volume was delivered.
	Average Bushels per Load		Average Loaded Weight		Average Empty Weight		Average One-Way Distance
Single Axle	210	bu.	211	lbs.	212	lbs.	215	miles
Tandem	220	bu.	221	lbs.	222	lbs.	225	miles
Tridem Axle	230	bu.	231	lbs.	232	lbs.	235	miles
5-Axle Semi	270	bu.	271	lbs.	272	lbs.	275	miles
7-Axle Semi	280	bu.	281	lbs.	282	lbs.	285	miles
Other: specify	290	bu.	291	lbs.	292	lbs.	295	miles
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SECTION 4 - CORN
1. Did this operation produce any corn in 2019?			1 □ Yes - Continue			3 □ No - Go to Section 5
2. For the 2019 crop year, how many acres of corn were harvested for either grain or seed, what was the total production or yield per acre?
	Acres Harvested for either			Total Production			or	Yield per Acre
	Grain or Seed
Corn	531	ac.		370	bu.		537	bu./ac
a. What percent of this operation’s 2019 corn crop was hauled directly from field to market? . . . . . . . .									82	%

3. For this operation’s 2019 corn crop, what was the total distance traveled one-way, by road type-unpaved, interstate and other paved roads to this operation’s 1st and 2nd choice delivery points?

Interstate

State 4-Lane Paved

State 2-Lane Paved

Local Paved

Local Unpaved

Total Miles

1st Choice Delivery Point

85

86

87

88

89

81

2nd Choice Delivery Point

1085

1086

1087

1088

1089

1081

4. What vehicle(s) was used to transport this operation’s 2019 corn crop from the field or on-farm storage to market?
If this operation has more than one vehicle per type (e.g. 2 semi-trucks), use the vehicle used most often for corn deliveries. If this operation delivered corn to more than one off-farm facility, use the facility where the largest volume was delivered.
	Average Bushels per Load		Average Loaded Weight		Average Empty Weight		Average One-Way Distance
Single Axle	810	bu.	811	lbs.	812	lbs.	815	miles
Tandem	820	bu.	821	lbs.	822	lbs.	825	miles
Tridem Axle	830	bu.	831	lbs.	832	lbs.	835	miles
5-Axle Semi	870	bu.	871	lbs.	872	lbs.	875	miles
7-Axle Semi	880	bu.	881	lbs.	882	lbs.	885	miles
Other: specify	890	bu.	891	lbs.	892	lbs.	895	miles
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SECTION 5 - SOYBEANS
1. Did this operation produce any soybeans in 2019?					1 □ Yes - Continue	3 □ No - Go to Section 6
2. For the 2019 crop year, how many acres of soybeans were harvested for either grain or seed, what was the total production or yield per acre?
	Acres Harvested for either		Total Production				or	Yield per Acre
	Grain or Seed
Soybeans	763	ac.	227	bu.			764	bu./ac.

a. What percent of this operation’s 2019 soybean crop was hauled directly from field to market? . . . .	92	%

3. For this operation’s 2019 soybean crop, what was the total distance traveled one-way, by road type-unpaved, interstate and other paved roads-to this operation’s 1st and 2nd choice delivery points?

Interstate

State 4-Lane Paved

State 2-Lane Paved

Local Paved

Local Unpaved

Total Miles

1st Choice Delivery Point

95

96

97

98

99

91

2nd Choice Delivery Point

1095

1096

1097

1098

1099

1091

4. What vehicle(s) was used to transport this operation’s 2019 soybean crop from the field or on-farm storage facility to market?
If operation has more than one vehicle per type (e.g. 2 semi-trucks), use the vehicle used most often for soybean deliveries. If this operation delivered soybeans to more than one off-farm facility, use the facility where the largest volume was delivered.
	Average Bushels per Load		Average Loaded Weight		Average Empty Weight		Average One-Way Distance
Single Axle	910	bu.	911	lbs.	912	lbs.	915	miles
Tandem	920	bu.	921	lbs.	922	lbs.	925	miles
Tridem Axle	930	bu.	931	lbs.	932	lbs.	935	miles
5-Axle Semi	970	bu.	971	lbs.	972	lbs.	975	miles
7-Axle Semi	980	bu.	981	lbs.	982	lbs.	985	miles
Other: specify	990	bu.	991	lbs.	992	lbs.	995	miles
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SECTION 6- FARM OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS

1 On December 31, 2019, were there any facilities on this operation that could be used to store winter wheat, corn, or soybeans?
□ Yes - Continue	□ No - Go to Section 7

	CAPACITY
2 On December 31, 2019, what was the total storage capacity of all structures normally used to store winter wheat, corn, or soybeans?……………………………………………………………………………….	808	bu.

COMMENTS:

SECTION 7 – SURVEY RESULTS

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE

Respondent Name:

9911 Phone: (_____) _____-- __________

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

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

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

9901

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

9902

1-PASI (Mail) 2-PATI (Tel) 3-PAPI (Face-to-Face) Face) 6-Email 7-Fax 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985

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

R. Unit

Optional Use

9921

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name