050040 Prices Received by Farmers - VA

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE NASS, USDA, Virginia Field Office PO Box 1659 Richmond, VA 23219 1-800-772-0670 Fax: 1-800-899-8566 E-mail: [email protected]	PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS APRIL 2009		Form approved OMB Number 0535-0003 Approval Expires 7/31/2010 PROJECT CODE 172 QID 050040
		Dear Reporter: As a service to agriculture and the general public, the Department of Agriculture collects and distributes information on prices being received by farmers for various farm products on or about the 15th of each month. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, cooperation is very important in order to estimate accurately the prices farmers are receiving for commodities they sell. Your report will be combined with reports from other reporters in preparing estimates for Virginia and the nation. Individual reports are kept confidential. Please note the instructions and mail your report promptly in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Thank you for your cooperation.

INSTRUCTIONS

a. Only one price should be reported for each product. This should be an estimated average price received by farmers for all transactions at the point of sale before any marketing deductions. It should be the price which would result if the gross amount received by farmers (before any deductions) were divided by the quantity sold.

b. The reported prices should reflect premiums and discounts for test weight and foreign matter for grains, and other quality factors for each commodity for which you report a price. Grain prices should be reported for dry grain. (Standard moisture content).

c. The price should be for all grades and qualities sold during the current month.

d. Report only on items for which you know prices are being received by local producers.

e. Please report prices in the unit of measure shown for each product.

FIELD CROPS	Old Crop	New Crop
CORN average price per bu.	216 $ .
WINTER WHEAT average price per bu.	316 $ .
BARLEY. average price per bu.	202 $ .
SOYBEANS. average price per bu.	286 $ .
OATS. average price per bu.	342 $ .

Reported By Date

Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this survey including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0535-0003), Washington, D.C. 20503.