3870 Prune Crop Handler's Report

PRUNE CROP HANDLER`S REPORT
OMB No. 0535-0039
Approval Expires: 10/31/2019
Project Code: 752
SurveyID: 3870

United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
California
Department of Food
and Agriculture
USDA/NASS - California
Pacific Region
650 Capitol Mall, #6-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 1-800-851-1127
Fax: 1-855-270-2722
Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address, and ZIP Code, if necessary.
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PRUNE HANDLERS' REPORT INSTRUCTIONS
This report is required by Sections 55601.7 and 55601.8 of the California Food and Agriculture Code and must be returned by
September 6, 2019 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 6-100, P.O. Box 942871,
Sacramento, CA 94271-0001. Include all transactions involving the 2018 crop marketing season. Report information in the
appropriate section.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWNG INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE
ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE
Variety
French prunes are to be reported separately in the space provided below. All other prunes are to be combined and
reported as "Non-French".
SECTION I
COLUMN 1 Total DFA Inspected Tons Produced by Handler: For the 2018 crop year, report the total DFA inspected tons
produced by you, the handler. DO NOT include prunes purchased from other handlers or other producers.
If the dehydrator operator grew or purchased fresh prunes and dehydrated them, he/she is considered to be the
producer of prunes. If he/she carries out the functions of a handler as defined by the Prune Administrative
Committee, he/she will also be considered the handler.
* lf a separate legal entity (owned by the handler) was responsible for the production of the prunes, the handler is not
the producer of prunes. ln this case, report tonnage under column (2) - Quantity Purchased from Producers; the
separate legal entity is considered the producer. Reporting in this manner, assumes that a market price was
established for the prunes produced by the separate legal entity.
SECTION II, FINALIZED PURCHASES
COLUMN 2 DFA Inspected Tons Purchased From Producers: Report, by variety, the total 2018 crop DFA inspected tons
purchased from producers, for which all pricing is finalized. DO NOT include prunes produced by you, the handler,
purchased from other handlers; or tonnage for which pricing is not finalized.
COLUMN 3

Final Weighted Average Price (Including Bonuses and Allowances): In column(3), report the final weighted average
price of all prunes purchased. Report the price separately by variety rounded to the nearest dollar per ton. Be
sure to include all Bonuses and Allowances. For the prices to be considered finalized, all payments should have
been paid to the producers for the 2018 crop by August 31, 2019.
(OVER)

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SECTION III. NON FINALIZED PURCHASES
COLUMN 4

Quantity Purchased From Producers: Report the total 2018 crop DFA inspected tons, purchased from producers,
for which all pricing is NOT finalized. This covers all tonnage purchased from producers not reported in column (2).
DO NOT include prunes produced by you (the handler) or purchased from other handlers.

COLUMN 5

Estimated Final Weighted Average Price (Including Bonuses and Allowances): Report your "good faith" estimate of
the weighted average price for all prunes purchased in column (4). Report the price separately by variety and
round to the nearest dollar per ton. Be sure to include all Bonuses and Allowances. If not all payments have been
sent to the producers for the 2018 crop by August 31, 2019, report these purchases as non-finalized.

SECTION IV. TOTAL ACQUISITIONS
COLUMN 6

Weighted Average Size Count of All Tons Purchased From Producers: For the 2018 crop DFA inspected tonnage
reported in columns (2) and (4), enter the weighted average size count.
PRUNE HANDLER'S REPORT OF DFA INSPECTED TONS 1/ FOR 2018 CROP YEAR
SECTION I

Variety

Total
DFA Inspected
Tons
Produced by
Handler *
(1)
Tons

SECTION II

SECTION III

FINALIZED PURCHASES

NON-FINALIZED PURCHASES
Estimated Final
DFA
Weighted Average
Inspected Tons
Price (including
Purchased from
bonuses and
Producers
allowances)
(4)
(5)
Tons
Dollar/Ton

DFA
Inspected Tons
Purchased from
Producers
(2)
Tons

Final Weighted
Average Price
(including bonuses
and allowances)
(3)
Dollar/Ton

SECTION IV
TOTAL
ACQUISITIONS
Weighted Average
Size Count of All
Tons Purchased
from Producers
(Section III)
(6)
Number

French
Non-French
TOTAL
1/ Tons as shown on DFA inspection certificates as required by the Prune Marketing Committee.

Signature of Person Reporting: _______________________________________________________________________________
Please Print Name and Title: _________________________________________________________________________________
email: _____________________________ Fax: ______________________________ Cell Phone: ________________________
Any processor who fails to submit this report, as prescribed, may be
subject to a monetary penalty for each day the report is late.

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