Form 7 Year-End Inventory Report (Pecans)

OMB No. 0581-0303

YEAR-END INVENTORY REPORT
APC Form 7 - Instructions
This report is submitted pursuant to 7 CFR 986.77 and 986.78 and is subject to audit verification by the American
Pecan Council pursuant to 7 CFR 986.79. The completed form and assessments due must be delivered to the
American Pecan Council no later than ______________, 20__.
Please note: If completing the form electronically, you need only insert data in the blank WHITE cells. Once the
information is entered, the column totals will be calculated automatically. If completing the form by hand, please
calculate totals on the form manually.
The following are instructions for completing Form 7 – Year-End Inventory Report
Date Completed: Enter the date the form is being completed.
Crop Year: Enter the Crop Year being reported upon
Pecans in Inventory and Handled Thought-out the Year:
1. In the top section of the form, enter the total weight of inshell remaining in inventory, broken down by type (i.e.
Improved, Natives and Substandard), as well as how much of the inventory is committed/ contracted, but not shipped,
for both export and domestic commitments. The “Total Pounds” figure includes all inshell in inventory REGARDLESS
OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
2. In the second section of the form, enter the total amount of Shelled Meats remaining in inventory, as well as what is
committed/contracted, but not shipped, for both export and domestic commitments, REGARDLESS OF COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN, whether improved, native or substandard.
3. Enter the breakdown of the Shelled Meats remaining in inventory by halves, pieces and work in process (WIP). The
total of the three must equal the total Shelled Meat figure. Enter how much of the Shelled Meats inventory has been
contracted/committed, but not shipped, for both export and domestic commitments.
4. If completing by hand, total the pounds of inshell inventory and the inshell equivalent of shelled inventory in the third
section. Shelled meats are converted to inshell by multiplying shelled weight by 2.
5. In the bottom section of the form, enter the total amount of U.S. Inshell handled throughout the year broken down by
type (i.e. Improved, Native and Substandard). IN THIS SECTION, REPORT ONLY U.S. INSHELL HANDLED.

6. In the final column of the bottom section, enter any assessments paid prior to submitting this report. If completing by
hand, calculate the remaining assessments due.

UPON COMPLETION: Read the Certification Statement at the bottom of the form and write in/type the
Handler/Company name. Then sign and date the form in the spaces provided and fax or email: Fax (____) __________; Email ___________________
§986.81 Confidential information: All reports and records submitted by handlers to the Council staff, which
include data or information constituting a trade secret or disclosing the trade position, or financial condition or
business operations of the handler, shall be kept in the custody of one or more employees of the Council and shall
be disclosed to no person except the Secretary of Agriculture.

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 for this information collection is OMB 0581-0303. The time
required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 30 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.

Form 7 (10/2017)

OMB No. 0581-0303
Date completed: __________
Crop Year: _______________
Handler Number: __________

(office use)

INSHELL IN INVENTORY ON AUGUST 31
Type of Inshell

Total Pounds

Committed, not
shipped - Export

Committed, not
shipped - Domestic

Uncommitted

Improved
Natives/Seedlings
Substandard

0.00

Total Inshell

0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00

SHELLED MEATS IN INVENTORY ON AUGUST 31
Type

Total Pounds

Committed, not
shipped - Export

Committed, not
shipped - Domestic

Uncommitted

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Total Shelled Meats
Halves
Pieces
WIP
Math Check (Must = 0)

Breakdown of Total
Meats/Work in Process

0.00

0.00

0.00

TOTAL INVENTORY (INSHELL BASIS) ON AUGUST 31
Type

Total Pounds

Committed, not
shipped - Export

Committed, not
shipped - Domestic

Uncommitted

Total Inventory (Inshell + Shelled*)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

*NOTE: Shelled Meats are converted to inshell using a yield of 50% (multiplying the shelled meats by '2'.) The form automatically makes this
calculation

US PECANS HANDLED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Pecans

Total Pounds

Assessed Rate

Total Assessment Owed Assessement Paid to
For the Crop Year**
Date

$0.03
$0.02
$0.02

Improved
Natives/Seedlings
Substandard

$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00

0.00

TOTALS

$0.00

** Total Pounds multiplied by Assessed Rate
Remaining Assessment Due

$0.00

Handler/Company

Address
Signature

Date

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Form 7 (10/2017)