QID - 051002 Prices Paid for Fertilizers, Liming and Agricultural Che

PRICES PAID FOR FERTILIZERS AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS - FP2 - March 2013
			OMB No. 0535-0003 Approval Expires: 3/31/2014 Project Code: 171 QID: 051002 SMetaKey: 1153
						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250-2000 Ph: 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 E-mail: [email protected] CO, MT

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Data from this survey are used to compute the index of Prices Paid by Farmers. This index measures price trends and changes that affect farm production input costs. Specifically, data from this survey are used for: 1) Evaluation of Farm policy and legislation, 2) Updating cost of production estimates used in determination of net farm income , 3) Computation of Parity Prices for 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. However, your cooperation is very important in order to estimate these prices accurately. Please mail your report promptly in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Thank you for your cooperation.
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INSTRUCTIONS

 Report prices currently in effect.

 Report prices only for items sold.

 Prices should be reported on a bulk basis if most sales are made in bulk form.

 Deduct any discounts normally given.

 Report an average price for the most commonly sold, not a range of prices.

 Exclude cost of application for Nitrogen Solutions and Anhydrous Ammonia. Include cost of application for

ground limestone.

 Exclude sales tax.

 Report prices for the ACTIVE INGREDIENTS specified in the questionnaire. Chemical trade names have been given to assist with the reporting process and are only examples of what may exist for each active ingredient.

1. Did this operation have Fertilizers and/or Agricultural Chemicals on hand for sale to farmers in the U.S.

on March 15, 2013?

Yes - [Go to Question 3.] No - [Go to Question 2.]

2. Will this operation have Fertilizers and/or Agricultural Chemicals on hand for sale to farmers in the U.S. in the future?

₁Yes - Please return this form. ₃No - Please return this form.

3. Report price per unit of Fertilizers and/or Agricultural Chemicals on hand for sale to farmers in the U.S.

on March 15, 2013 in the following tables.

MIXED FERTILIZER

Package or Container Size

Unit Code (from list below)

Package or Container Price

10 - 34 - 0			4719 .__ __	1719		719 $		. __ __
11 - 52 - 0			4720 .__ __	1720		720 $		. __ __
16 - 20 - 0			4725 .__ __	1725		725 $		. __ __
18 - 46 - 0 (Diammonium Phosphate)			4726 .__ __	1726		726 $		. __ __
Other, specify	5330	____________________________________________

FERTILIZER MATERIALS

Package or Container Size

Unit Code (from list below)

Package or Container Price

Muriate of Potash - 60 - 62% K2O - (Potassium Chloride)			4701 .__ __	1701	701 $	. __ __
Triple Superphosphate (conc.) - 44 - 46% P2O5			4703 .__ __	1703	703 $	. __ __
Ammonium Nitrate - (approximately 33.5% N)			4733 .__ __	1733	733 $	. __ __
Urea - 44 - 46% N			4734 .__ __	1734	734 $	. __ __
Anhydrous Ammonia - (exclude cost of application)			4735 .__ __	1735	735 $	. __ __
Sulfate of Ammonia - 20.5 - 21.0% N			4728 .__ __	1728	728 $	. __ __
Other, specify	5331	_____________________________________________

	Unit Codes for Column 3
	Liquid Measure		Dry Measure
	Code	Unit	Code	Unit
	12	Gallon	1	Pound
	13	Quart	2	Cwt
	14	Pint	3	Ton
	15	Liquid Oz	23	Fifty Pound Bag
	41	Liter	24	Hundred Pound Bag
			28	Dry Oz
			30	Grams

FUNGICIDES
ACTIVE INGREDIENT – TRADE NAME	Package or Container Size	Unit Code (from list below)	Package or Container Price

Chlorothalonil, 6 lbs./gallon - Echo 720, Bravo 720			4773	. __ __	1773	773 $	. __ __
Mancozeb, 75% - Dithane DF Rainshield, Penncozeb 75 DF			4774	. __ __	1774	774 $	. __ __
Sulfur, 80% - Microthiol Disperss, Kumulus DF			4705	. __ __	1705	705 $	. __ __
Other, specify	5333	____________________________________________

HERBICIDES
ACTIVE INGREDIENT – TRADE NAME	Package or Container Size	Unit Code (from list below)	Package or Container Price

2, 4-D, 3.8 lbs./gallon - 2, 4-D Amine 4, Weedar 64	4742	. __ __	1742	742 $	. __ __
Acetochlor, 6.4 lbs./gallon - Surpass EC	4939	. __ __	1939	939 $	. __ __
EPTC 6.7 or 7 lbs./gallon - Eradicane 6.7-E, Eptam 7-E	4768	. __ __	1768	768 $	. __ __

Glyphosate, 4 lbs./gallon salt equivalent - Roundup, Roundup Original II			4778	. __ __	1778	778 $	. __ __
Glyphosate, 5.5 lbs./gallon salt equivalent - Roundup WeatherMax, Roundup Original Max			4994	. __ __	1994	994 $	. __ __
MCPA, 3.7 to 4.0 lbs./gallon - MCPA Amine			4747	. __ __	1747	747 $	. __ __
Paraquat, 3 lbs./gallon – Parazone 3SL			4993	. __ __	1993	993 $	. __ __
Other, specify	5334	____________________________________________

COMMENTS:
     

4. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on its release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/results/
Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? 1 Yes 3No	099

Respondent Name:	9911 Phone: ( )		9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

R. Unit

Change

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 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

9903

098

100

921

785

789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use

407

408

9906

9916

S/E Name