QID Prices Received by Farmers for Cotton - Private Merchant

Project Code 172 QID		OMB No. 0535-0003: Approval Expires 9/30/2010
	PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR UPLAND COTTON Private Merchant Operation Profile 2009					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				Texas Field Office P.O. Box 70 Austin, TX 78767 512-916-5581 Fax: 1-800-842-1331 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 any upland cotton from U.S. farmers during the next twelve months?
501 1 YES 3 NO (Thank the respondent, and conclude the interview.)
2. Will you exclude any purchases of upland cotton from non-farmers such as county buyers or other merchants?
506 1 YES 3 NO 5 DOES NOT APPLY
3. Will you exclude any purchases of upland cotton from other countries?
507 1 YES 3 NO 5 DOES NOT APPLY
4. Will this operation purchase upland cotton from farmers in other states?
xxx 1 YES – Specify States ______________________________________________________________
3 NO
5. Considering all locations, how would you prefer to report?
xxx 1 Each site individually 2 Combined total for all sites in a State 3 Headquarters reports all locations in a State separately 4 Some other combination. Please list which sites you would like to combine for reporting purposes--

NOTE: Inform the respondent that the prices should reflect an f.o.b. warehouse price. Reported price should account for all grades of cotton purchased or delivered to your firm directly from producers as first time sales, without regard to eventual ownership or user. Include only cotton for which you paid or will pay the check-off as cotton purchased from producers. 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 determine the firm’s ability to report based on our guidelines.
6. Will you report the monthly average price for cotton delivered during the month after--
a. subtracting compression and load-out . .	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO
b. subtracting interest, storage and other marketing charges incurred after the producer relinquishes title . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO
c. subtracting any government payments . .	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO
d. subtracting gains from repaying loans at less than the loan rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO
7. Will you report the monthly average price per pound or average option payment per bale before itemized deductions are made--
a. include transportation cost to warehouse	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO
b. include warehouse receiving charges . . .	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO
c. include producer check-off fees for Cotton Research and Promotion Assessment Program (CRPAP) . . . . . . . . .	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO
d. include interest, storage and other marketing costs incurred by the producer while retaining ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	xxxx 1 YES 3 NO

8. Will you report the average f.o.b. warehouse price of upland cotton marketed (based on actual pooled cotton sales) and cash purchases for the previous month?
603 1 YES 3 NO
a. Will you report, the average f.o.b. warehouse price of upland cotton marketed (based on actual pooled cotton sales) and cash purchases for the first 15 days of the current month?
604 1 YES 3 NO
9. Will you report contract purchases from farmers so that the quantities and corresponding values are both reported in the same month?
xxx 1 YES 2 NO
10. Who will be the primary contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
	Name:		Position:
	Telephone: ( )		Fax: ( )	Email:
11. Who will be the alternate contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
	Name:		Position:
	Telephone: ( )		Fax: ( )	Email:
12. By which method would you prefer to report?
	1 Electronic/Web 2 Fax 3 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thanks so much for your assistance today and for your continued help in completing the Prices Received by Farmers report.

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Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.	Office Use for POID
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 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
								Optional Use
								407		408
S/E Name								OFFICE USE	002