QID Prices Received peanuts profile

Project Code 172		OMB No. 0535-0003: Approval Expires 9/30/2010
	PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR PEANUTS OPERATION PROFILE 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 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 E-mail: [email protected]
			For our weekly 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.

1. Do you expect this operation to PURCHASE any farmer stock peanuts from U.S. farmers during the August 2007 through July 2008 time period?

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¹ YES (If yes, ask 1.a.) ² DON’T KNOW ³ NO (Thank the respondent, and conclude the interview.)

a. Please select reporting units ^{410 1} Bu ² Lbs ³ Tons ⁴ CWT

The NASS Peanut Prices Received data series is based on:

►all varieties of peanuts: Runner, Virginia, Valencia, and Spanish.

►total pounds purchased and received from U.S. farmers during the survey period.

Purchases of peanuts under contract are to be reported during the week when the buyer obtains possession of the peanuts AND makes payments to the farmer for the peanuts (the week in which the buyer obtains beneficial interest in the peanuts).

Buyers who redeem peanuts 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 those peanuts.

Include only peanuts purchased from U.S. farmers. DO NOT include any purchases from peanut dealers, brokers, shellers, or any other non-farmers.

2. Will your reported data for each week include only the total quantity of farmer stock peanuts purchased and received from U.S. farmers?

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¹ YES ³ NO – If NO, what else will be included? ____________________

3. Considering all the buying points and locations listed, how would you prefer to report?

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¹ Each site individually

² Combined total for all sites within each state

³ Headquarters reports combined total for each state

⁴ Some other combination. Please list which sites you would like combined for reporting purposes

4. Will your reported data exclude all data relating to farmer stock peanuts purchased from non-farmers such as dealers, brokers, and shellers?

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¹ YES ³ NO – If NO, what else will be included? ____________________

5. Contract Purchases: - Will your report include both the quantities and gross value paid to U.S. farmers for farmer stock peanuts purchased under contract (option contracts, forward contracts, deferred payment contracts, basis contracts, minimum price contracts, or hedge-to-arrive contracts), in the week that this operation obtained beneficial interest in the peanuts?

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¹ YES ³ NO – If NO, how will you report contract purchases? _____________________

⁵ DOES NOT APPLY – If NO, what percent of weekly purchases are contract purchases? ______%

6. Will you exclude commodities purchased for resale as seed?
0194	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Ask-- On a weekly basis, will you estimate these purchases and exclude them from the total quantity and gross value you report? . . . . . . . . . .					0195	1 YES	3 NO
NOTE: For items 7 and 8 , 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 weekly gross value.
7. Will you report the weekly gross value of purchases from farmers after--
a. 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
b. subtracting discounts for transportation charges from farm to elevator (price should reflect point at which peanut change possession.) . . . . .				0200	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0201	1 YES	3 NO
c. adding premiums for farmer delivering the peanuts. . . . . . . . . . . .				0202	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0203	1 YES	3 NO
d. adding premiums for quality factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				0204	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0205	1 YES	3 NO
e. subtracting freight differentials (transportation, handling, storage)				0206	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0207	1 YES	3 NO
e. adding options for peanuts redeemed from CCC Loan………...				0220	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0221	1 YES	3 NO
f. adding seed bonuses for peanuts redeemed from CCC Loan………...				0224	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0225	1 YES	3 NO
8. Will you report the monthly gross value of purchases from farmers before itemized deductions are made for--
a. Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				0210	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0211	1 YES	3 NO
b. Check-off fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				0212	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0213	1 YES	3 NO
c. Service fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				0214	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0215	1 YES	3 NO
d. In-handling fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				0222	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO – Will you estimate?	0223	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

9. Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (The results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov) . . . . . . . . . . . .				YES =1		099
10. Who will be the primary contact at your operation for completing our weekly survey?
	Name:	Position:
	Telephone: ( )	Fax: ( )	Email:
11. Who will be the alternate contact at your operation for completing our weekly survey?
	Name:	Position:
	Telephone: ( )	Fax: ( )	Email:
12. By which method would you prefer to report?
	1 Electronic 2 Fax 3 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				089
Thanks so much for your assistance today and for your continued help in completing the Prices Received by Farmers report. We will also include a copy of the reporting instructions for your reference. You may also fill this survey out on the Internet. Instructions will be made available to you as to how to access the survey. 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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