QID - 001243 Prices Received by Farmers Operation Profile - Upland Co

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS OPERATION PROFILE FOR UPLAND COTTON Private Merchant Operation Profile 2013 OMB No. 0535-0003 Approval Expires: 3/31/2013 Project Code: 185 QID: 001243 SMetaKey: 1295 Alabama Field Office P.O. Box 240578 Montgomery, AL 36124-0578  Phone: 1-800-832-4181 Fax: 334-279-3590 E-mail: [email protected] The U.S. Department of Agriculture collects and publishes information on prices farmers receive for agricultural commodities. this information is used in estimation of farm income, the computation of counter-cyclical payments, State tax projections and rates, and for price studies and analysis of returns from various crops. Information requested in this survey is used to prepare estimates of selected agricultural commodities. Under Title 7 of the U.S. Code and CIPSEA (Public Law 107-347), facts about your operation are kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes in combination with similar reports from other producers. Response is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number is 0535-0003. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
1. Do you expect this operation to PURCHASE any upland cotton from U.S. farmers during the next twelve months?
301 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?
302 1 YES 3 NO 5 DOES NOT APPLY
3. Will you exclude any purchases of upland cotton from other countries?
303 1 YES 3 NO 5 DOES NOT APPLY
4. Will this operation purchase upland cotton from farmers in other states?
304 1 YES – Specify States ______________________________________________________________
3 NO
5. Considering all locations, how would you prefer to report?
305 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 . .	311	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	312 1 YES 3 NO
b. subtracting interest, storage and other marketing charges incurred after the producer relinquishes title . . . . . . . . . . . . .	313	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	314 1 YES 3 NO
c. subtracting any government payments . .	315	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	316 1 YES 3 NO
d. subtracting gains from repaying loans at less than the loan rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	317	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	318 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.	331	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	332 1 YES 3 NO
b. include warehouse receiving charges . . .	333	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	334 1 YES 3 NO
c. include producer check-off fees for Cotton Research and Promotion Assessment Program (CRPAP) . . . . . . . .	335	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	336 1 YES 3 NO
d. include interest, storage and other marketing costs incurred by the producer while retaining ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . .	337	1 YES	5 N/A	3 NO –	Will you estimate?	338 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?
341 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?
342 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?
343 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				349
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		R Unit	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	0921	098	100	789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
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									407		408
S/E Name									OFFICE USE	002