QID Prices Received by Farmers for Rice - Coop and Private M

Project Code 172		OMB No. 0535-0003: Approval Expires 9/30/2007
	PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS OPERATION PROFILE for RICE (Cooperative and Privet Merchant) 2007					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.				U.S. Department of Agriculture Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250-2000 Fax: 202-690-2090 E-mail: [email protected]
			For our monthly 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.

Do you expect this operation to purchase rice from U.S. farmers during the August 2003 through July 2004 time period? 301 □ 1 YES (Continue) □ 3 NO (Thank the respondent. That is the end of the interview.) □ 2 Don’t Know The NASS Rice Prices Received data series is based on: All grain lengths (long, medium, and short), but not wild rice. Total hundredweight (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 payment to the farmer for the rice. Buyers which redeem rough rice under loan with CCC are to report the value paid to redeem the loan plus any additional dollars paid to the farmer for the rice. Include only rice purchased from U.S. farmers. DO NOT include any purchases from rice dealers, brokers, or other non-farmers. Will your reported previous month rice data include only the total quantity of rice purchased and received from U.S. farmers? 302 □ 1 YES □ 3 NO (If NO, what else will be included?) 1a. Will your reported data for the first 15 days of the current month include only the total quantity of rice purchased and received from U.S. farmers? 303 □ 1 YES □ 3 NO (If NO, what else will be included?)
2. Will your reported previous month data of rice value contain only the total gross value of rice purchased and received from U.S. farmers for the previous month? 304 □ 1 YES □ 3 NO (If NO, what else will be included?) 2a. Will your reported data for the first 15 days of the current month include only the total gross value of the rice purchased and received from U.S. farmers? 305 □ 1 YES □ 3 NO (If NO, what else will be included?) 3. Will your reported data exclude all data relating to rice purchased from non-farmers such as dealers, brokers, or other non-farmers. 306 □ 1 YES □ 3 NO (If NO, what else will be included?) 4. Will your reported data include total gross value of purchases from U.S. farmers, before itemized deductions are made such as storage, check-off fees, and service fees are made? 307 □ 1 YES □ 3 NO (If NO, what will have been deducted?) 5. Contract Purchases - Will your report include both the quantities and gross value paid to farmers for rice purchased under contract (option contracts, forward contracts, deferred payment contracts, basis contracts, or hedge-to-arrive contracts), in the month that the rice was delivered to your operation? 308 □ 1 YES □ 3 NO □ 5 Does not apply (If NO, how will you report Monthly contract purchases?)
6. Who will be the primary contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
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7. Who will be the alternate contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
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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. 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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