APC Form 2 Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States

OMB 0581-0291

American Pecan Council P.O. Box 100398

Fort Worth, Texas 76185 (817) 916-0020

[email protected]

PECANS PURCHASED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

APC Form 2 - Instructions

This report is submitted pursuant to 7 CFR 986.177 and 7 CFR 986.178 and is subject to audit verification by the American Pecan Council (7 CFR 986.79).

Please note: ^{The completed form must be delivered to the American Pecan Council no later than the tenth day of the month.}

You need only insert data in the blank WHITE cells. The APC staff will complete any information in the 'SHADED' cells. If completing the form electronically, once the information is entered, the column totals will be calculated automatically. If completing the form by hand, the amounts you provide will be added to the data submitted in the previous period and totaled by the APC staff.

The following are instructions for completing APC Form 2:

Month: Enter the month being reported upon. Handler Number: Enter the Handler Number.

PART I- Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States:

1. Enter the Month the purchased Pecans entered the United States.

2. Enter the Country of Origin for the Pecans entering the United States.

3. Enter the amount of Inshell, or Shelled Meats, in pounds, entering the United States.

4. Report the Variety of any Inshell Pecans entering the United States.

PART II- Inshell Pecans Exported to Mexico for Shelling and Returned to the United States as Shelled Meats

1. Enter the month the Inshell was shipped to Mexico

2. Enter the amount of Inshell, in pounds, shipped to Mexico for processing

3. Enter the month that the Shelled meats were returned to the United States

4. Enter the amount of Shelled Meats, in pounds, that were returned to the United States

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 to:

AMERICAN PECAN COUNCIL: Fax (866) 232-0085 or e-mail to [email protected].

§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.

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ACP Form 2 (Rev. 9/2019)

OMB 0581-0291

APC FORM 2 Month: Handler Number:

Part I: PECANS PURCHASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

This report is submitted pursuant to 7 CFR 986.177 and is subject to audit verification by the American Pecan Council (7 CFR 986.79).

Month Imported	Country of Origin	Shelled Meats (lbs)*		Inshell (lbs)	Inshell Variety		Total (Inshell Basis)
			+			=	0.00
			+			=	0.00
			+			=	0.00
			+			=	0.00
			+			=	0.00
			+			=	0.00
			+			=	0.00
			+			=	0.00
TOTALS		0 +		0	=		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.

Part II: INSHELL PECANS EXPORTED TO MEXICO FOR SHELLING AND RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES AS SHELLED MEATS

This report is submitted pursuant to 7 CFR 986.178 and is subject to audit verification by the American Pecan Council (7 CFR 986.79).

INSHELL exported to Mexico for Shelling
Date INSHELL	Current Period (lbs)		Prior Period YTD (lbs)	Total Year to Date (lbs)
		+	=	0
		+	=	0
		+	=	0
SHELLED MEATS, produced from U.S. INSHELL, being returned to the U.S.
Date SHELLED MEATS imported	Current Period		Prior Period YTD	Total Year to Date
		+	=	0
		+	=	0
		+	=	0

(Name of Handler/Company):

(Handler Address): (Signature)

Date

Certification Statement: The making of any false statements or representations in any matter within the jurisdiction of any agency of the United States, knowing it to be false, is a violation of title 18, section 1001, of the United States Code, which provides for a penalty of a fine for individuals and for organizations or imprisonment, or both.

Upon completion, fax or email form to American Pecan Council: Fax - (866) 232-0085; Email - [email protected].

APC Form 2 (Rev. 9/2019)