QID 029878-V1 December Grain Stocks Report

Project 125 QID 029878-V1			OMB No. 0535-0007 Approval Expires 4/30/2009
	DECEMBER GRAIN STOCKS REPORT 2008						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Iowa Field Office 210 Walnut St., Room 833 Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 1-800-772-0825 Fax: 1-800-719-1794 Email: [email protected]
				To Managers of Mills, Elevators, Warehouses, and Other Storage Facilities: Please fill out and mail or fax this report by December 11, 2008. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. Individual reports will be kept confidential.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

You may FAX your report to: 1-800-719-1794 or complete online www.agcounts.usda.gov

If you have any questions about your report, please call: 1-800-772-0825

• If your firm operates plants in more than one State, separate reports should be prepared for each State.

• Report total capacity and stocks in storage facilities operated by your firm.

• If your firm operates more than one Mill, Elevator, or Warehouse in Iowa,

■report total data for all plants if individual plants do not report.

■report only your plant’s data if individual plants do report.

• Include both bulk and sacked capacity in the rated storage capacity.

• Include all grain stored in your facilities and/or piles (temporarily stored) regardless of ownership for farmers, elevators, millers, processors, farmer owned reserve, under loan, and the Government Commodity Credit Corporation. Include grain to be used for seed.

• Exclude grain owned and/or stored at another licensed grain elevator.

• If no stocks are on hand, please check and return this report.

STORAGE CAPACITY - December 1, 2008					Answer Here
Rated storage capacity of all locations reported for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Bushels		100
How many storage locations are operated and reported for by your firm in Iowa?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Number		911
Has there been any change in storage capacity since December 1, 2007       Yes No
If YES:	How much has been added?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Bushels		200
	How much has been discontinued?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Bushels		201
TOTAL STOCKS AT ALL PLANTS - December 1, 2008
Durum Wheat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		60 lb. Bushels			106
Other Spring and Winter Wheat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		60 lb. Bushels			105
Oats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		32 lb. Bushels			108
Barley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		48 lb. Bushels			112
Soybeans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		60 lb. Bushels			118
Corn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		56 lb. Bushels			124
Sorghum Grain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				Pounds	116

Will this firm purchase grain, oilseeds, or dry beans directly from farmers during 2009?
Yes DK No	= 1 = 2 = 3			810

Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (The survey results will also be available on the internet on January 12, 2009 at http://www.nass.usda.gov)	Yes = 1. . . . .	99

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Response		Respondent		Mode		Date
1-Comp 5- R - Est 2-R 6-Inac - Est 3-Inac 7-Off Hold -Est 4-Office Hold 8-Known Zero	9901	1-Op/Ptnr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Other	9902	1-Mail 6-e-mail 2-Tel 7-Fax 3-Face-to-Face 8-CAPI 4-CATI 19-Other 5-Web	9903	9910 MM DD YY ___ ____ ____
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