Prices Received - Rice - Private Merchant

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RICE PRIVATE MERCHANT OPERATION PROFILE - 2023
FOR PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS
OMB No. 0535-0003
Approval Expires: ??/??/20??
Project Code: 188
SurveyId: 2667

United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
USDA/NASS - Texas
Southern Plains Region
PO Box 70
Austin, TX 78767-0070
Phone: 1-800-626-3142
FAX: 1-855-270-2725
Email: [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your response will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY
identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws.
For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. 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 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 rice from U.S. farmers during the
August 2023 through July 2024 time period?
301

3

☐ No- go to Respondent Name, back page

2

☐ Don't Know - go to question 2

1

☐ Yes - continue
229

a. Please select reporting units:.................
1☐ Cwt.

2

☐ Bu. 3☐ Barrels

The NASS Rice Prices Received data series is based on:
·
·
·

all grain lengths (long, medium, and short), but not wild rice
total hundred weight (Cwt) purchased and received from U.S. farmers during the survey period
Purchases of rice under contract are to be reported during the month when the buyer obtains possession of the rice
and makes payments to the farmer for the rice
Buyers who redeem rough rice under loan with CCC are to report the value paid to redeem the loan plus any
additional payment (i.e. options) to the farmer for the rice

·

INCLUDE only rice purchased from U.S. farmers.
EXCLUDE any purchased from rice dealers, brokers, or any other non-farmers.
2. Do you purchased organic rice?
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3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes - specify by length of grain:

2182

3. Will this operation purchase any rice from farmers in other states?
183

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes - specify States:

2183

4. Considering all locations, how would you prefer to report?
184

1

☐ Each site individually

2

☐ Combined total for all sites

3

☐ Headquarters reports for all locations separately

4

☐ Some other combination. Please list which sites you would like combined for reporting purposes

5. What is the total rated storage capacity of all firms that you will report price data for, along with the preferred reporting
unit. INCLUDE capacity of all lines if this is a Headquarters unit of a multi-unit firm where total quantity purchased and
the gross value from all lines are reported.
CURRENT FIRM LOCATION
0225

STORAGE CAPACITY
226

UNITS (Check one)
227

1

☐ Bu.

2

☐ Lbs.

3

☐ Tons

4

☐ Cwt.

NOTE: Our reporting specifications call for Quantity Shipped at standard moisture content and Average Value, adjusted for
quality discounts and premiums but not other deductions. If you have a settlement sheet (check stub, sales ticket,
assembling sheet) showing a typical transaction and a monthly summary (monthly report), it will help to determine the firm's
ability to report based on our guidelines.
6. Will your firm report quantities purchased on a dry (shrunk) weight basis (that is at standard moisture content)?
185

1

☐ Yes

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No 186
a. On a monthly basis, will you estimate quantities on a dry (standard moisture)
Yes
1
basis?............................................................................................................................. ☐

3

☐ No

7. Will you exclude all data relating to rice purchased from non-farmers such as dealers,
brokers or other non-farmers?
187

1

☐ Yes

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No 188

a. What percent of your monthly purchases are from non-farmers?...................................

b. On a monthly basis, will you estimate the purchases from non-farmers and
subtract that amount from the total quantity and average value you report?

%

189
1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

8. Will you include all purchases from farmers delivered to a terminal or processing facility
(that is, direct or brokered sales)?
190

1

☐ Yes

5

☐ N/A

3

-On a monthly basis, will you estimate these
☐ No
purchases and include them in the total quantity and

191
1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

193 1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

195 1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

total value you report?
9. Will you exclude rice purchased from producers or firms in other countries?
192

1

☐ Yes

5

☐ N/A

3

- On a monthly basis, will you estimate these
☐ No
purchases and exclude them from the total quantity and
total value you report?

10. Will you exclude rice purchased for resale as seed?
194

1

☐ Yes

5

☐ N/A

3

- On a monthly basis, will you estimate these
☐ No
purchases and exclude them from the total quantity and
total value you report?

NOTE: For questions 11 and 12, if answered NO, will the operation be able to estimate the amount of the discount to be
subtracted or the premium to be added to the monthly total value.

11. Will you report the monthly total value of purchases from farmers after-a.

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subtracting discounts for
1 ☐ Yes
moisture content.....................................

b.

subtracting discounts for quality
factors such as grade, test
198
weight, protein content, foreign
1 ☐ Yes
matter or damage...................................

c.

d.

e.

subtracting discounts for
transportation charges from
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farm to elevator (price should
reflect point at which grain
1 ☐ Yes
changes possession.).............................
adding premiums for farmer
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delivering the rice to a mill,
1 ☐ Yes
processor or terminal..............................
adding premiums for quality
factors

204

1

☐ Yes

5

☐ N/A

5 ☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

3 ☐ No - Will you estimate?

197

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

1

☐ Yes

3

☐ No

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201
5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

203

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

205

12. Will you report the monthly total value of purchases from farmers before deducting-a.

1 ☐ Yes
Drying.....................................................

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

209

b.

1 ☐ Yes
Storage...................................................

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

211

c.

Check-off fees........................................1 ☐ Yes

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

213

d.

1 ☐ Yes
Service fees............................................

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

215

e.

1 ☐ Yes
Cleaning or grading................................

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

217

218
Transportation or handling
charges from farm to first point
1 ☐ Yes
of sale (if billed to farmer).......................

5

☐ N/A

3

☐ No - Will you estimate?

f.

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210
212
214
216

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13. Next we need to know how your record contract purchases from farmers, such as forward contracts, deferred payment
contracts, basis, minimum price, option or hedge-to-arrive contracts.
Will you report the quantities and the corresponding total values both in the same month?
220

1

☐ Yes - go to question 15

5

☐ N/A - go to question 14

3

☐ No - continue
221

a. What percentage of your monthly purchases are contract purchases?.....................

i.

222

1 ☐ Yes
Does this change after harvest?..........................................................

223
ii. On a monthly basis, will you estimate contract
purchases delivered (settled, closed) and include these
purchases in the total quantity and total value you
1 ☐ Yes
report?.................................................................................................
224

14. Does your accounting period allow a calendar month?....................

1

%

3

☐ No

3

☐ No

☐ Yes - from ________ to _______

3

☐ No

15. Who will be the primary contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
8705
8707

8706

Name:
Telephone: (

8708

)

Fax: (

Position:
8709

)

Email:

16. Who will be the alternate contact at your operation for completing our monthly survey?
8715
8717

8716

Name:
Telephone: (

8718

)

Fax: (

Position:
8719

)

Email:

17. Which method would your operation prefer to report? Check one
1

☐ Electronic/Web

2

☐ Fax

3

☐ Telephone

..............................................................

Respondent Name:

Respondent Phone

9912

9911
(________) _______________________

check if
cell phone

8714

9910

MM

DD

Date:

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__ __ __ __

YY

OFFICE USE ONLY
Response
1-Comp
9901
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R – Est
6-Inac – Est
7-Off Hold – Est
S/E Name

Respondent
1-Op/Mgr
2-Spouse
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Other

9902

Mode
1-PASI (Mail)
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)
6-Email
7-Fax
19-Other

Enum.
9903

9998

Eval.
9900

Change
9985

Office Use for POID
9989

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Optional Use
9921

9907

9908

9906

9916