050053 Prices Received by Farmers for Peanuts Week Ending

Project Code 187 QID 050053		OMB No. 0535-0003: Approval Expires 6/30/2010
	PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR PEANUTS WEEK ENDING _________________							NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.						Alabama Field Office P.O. Box 240578 4121 Carmichael Road Montgomery, AL 36124-0578 1-800-832-4181 Fax: 334-279-3590 E-mail: [email protected]
					The U.S. Department of Agriculture collects and publishes information on prices received by farmers for peanuts. USDA uses results from the weekly survey in the determination of the loan repayment rate for peanuts. Monthly and season average prices for peanuts, are used to compute counter-cyclical payments, parity prices, and the indexes of prices received by farmers. They are also used in estimating the value of production and National farm income. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. The information you provide is kept confidential and used only in combination with other reports to estimate State and National prices. Thank you.

INSTRUCTIONS:

►In item 1, report peanuts under CCC Loan that were acquired from producers by option contract for

the week ending_________

►In item 2, report peanuts purchased from farmers for the week ending _________ that were NOT redeemed by the buyer

using an option contract

►Report each type of peanut that was purchased from US farmers.

►Report total pounds purchased and total dollars paid to farmers for the week ending _________

If no purchases during the previous week, check 'NONE'

1. Peanuts under Loan Acquired from Alabama Producers by Option Contract

►For peanuts redeemed under CCC Loan, report total pounds purchased and total dollars paid to the farmer when

payment is made and you receive ownership of the peanuts. This will include total dollars paid to redeem the peanuts

and total option payments.

►Report the average option payment per pound made for the weekly purchases.

PEANUT TYPE	POUNDS PURCHASED	TOTAL DOLLARS PAID 1/	Of the total dollars paid, what was the Average Option Payment per Pound
Runner			_ _ . _ cents
Virginia			_ _ . _ cents
Spanish			_ _ . _ cents
Valencia			_ _ . _ cents

1/ Dollars reported should represent only money received by farmers, including the Option Payment.

Adjustments should be made for quality premiums and discounts.

2. Peanuts Acquired from Alabama Producers by transactions other than an Option Contract (i.e. direct cash purchases and direct marketing contracts)
PEANUT TYPE	POUNDS PURCHASED	TOTAL DOLLARS PAID 1/
Runner
Virginia
Spanish
Valencia
1/ Dollars reported should represent only money received by farmers. Adjustments should be made for quality premiums and discounts..

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............

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1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth	9902	1-Mail 6-e-mail 2-Tel 7-Fax 3-Face-to-Face 8-CAPI 4-CATI 19-Other 5-Web	9903	098	100	789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
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