QID - REV Prices Received by Farmers for Rice - Coop Profile - 200

Project Code 188 QID		OMB No. 0535-0003: Approval Expires 9/30/2010
	PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS OPERATION PROFILE for RICE COOPERATIVES 2008					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812 916-498-5161 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 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.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

1. Do you expect this operation to PURCHASE rice from U.S. farmers during the August 2008 through July 2009 time period?
301 3 NO (Thank the respondent, and conclude the interview.)
2 DON’T KNOW
1 YES	0229 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 and seed bonus) 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?
0182 3 NO 1 YES – Specify by length of grain-- ______________________________________________
3. Will this operation purchase any rice from farmers in other States?
0183 3 NO 1 YES – Specify States-- ______________________________________________

4. Considering all locations, 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 average value from all lines are reported.)
CURRENT FIRM LOCATION		STORAGE CAPACITY		UNITS (Circle one)
0225		0226	0227	1 Bu.			2 Lbs.	3 Tons		4 Cwt.
NOTE: Inform the respondent that our reporting specifications call for Quantities at standard moisture content and Average Value, adjusted for certain coop expenses and returns, 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 all data relating to rice purchased from non-farmers such as dealers, brokers, or other non-farmers?
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 average 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 average value you report? . . . . . . . .

0191

1 YES

3 NO

9. Will you exclude rice 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 average value you report? . . . . . . . .

0193

1 YES

3 NO

10. Will you exclude rice 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 average value you report? . . . . . . . .

0195

1 YES

3 NO

NOTE: For items 12, 13, 15 and 16 , 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 average value.

11. For patronage pool purchases, will you report the equivalent rough rice quantity of milled rice shipped each month? YES – Continue. NO – Go to item 14.

12. For patronage pool purchases, will you report the monthly average value of dry rough rice from farmer after deducting--

a. Handling, processing (milling), transportation, and marketing charges from co-op acquisition until products (milled or rough) are sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0235

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0236

1 YES

3 NO

b. Interest expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0237

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0238

1 YES

3 NO

c. Losses from hedging. . . . . . . . . . . . .

0239

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0240

1 YES

3 NO

d. Storage costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0241

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0242

1 YES

3 NO

e. Government payments (i.e. loan deficiency payments [LDP] and marketing loan gains [MLG]) . . . . . .

0243

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0242

1 YES

3 NO

f. Income or dividends from capital investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0245

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0246

1 YES

3 NO

13. For patronage pool purchases, will you report the monthly average value of dry rough rice from farmers NOT deducting--

a. Interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0247

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0248

1 YES

3 NO

b. Gains from hedging . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0249

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0250

1 YES

3 NO

c. Storage income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0251

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0252

1 YES

3 NO

d. Capital retains from rice marketings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0253

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0254

1 YES

3 NO

e. Producer check-off fees (if any)

0255

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0256

1 YES

3 NO

f. Transportation costs prior to Cooperative acquisition . . . . . . . . . .

0257

1 YES

5 N/A

3 NO – Will you estimate?

0258

1 YES

3 NO

14. Will this operation have non-patronage (cash) rice purchases during August 2008 through July 2009? YES – Continue. NO – Go to item 16.
15. Will you report the monthly average 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 rice 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
16. Will you report the monthly average value of purchases from farmers before deducting --
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

17. 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 average values both in the same month?
0220 1 YES – Go to item 18. 5 N/A – Go to item 18.
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 average value you report? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					0223 1 YES. 3 NO
18. Does your accounting period allow a calendar month? . . . . . . .			0224	1 YES. 3 NO			From _______ To _______
19. Who will be the primary contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
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20. 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.

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