Farm Prices Survey 2009

Philippines, 2009

Reference ID

PHL_2009_FPS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS)

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

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Apr 12, 2012

Last modified

Mar 29, 2019

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Total Transport Cost (FRGT2)

Data file: Farm Prices Received by Farmers for Livestock

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 42

End: 46

Width: 5

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Tota Transport cost (peso)

Interviewer instructions

Ask the respondent the total transport cost (if any) in marketing the animals in either of or all trading locations. This shall include hauling and transport cost from the farm to the point of sale but shall exclude fare to and from the place of sale by the person marketing the animals.

Others

Notes

This variable is used to compute the average farmgate price per kilogram with the formula:

Farmgate price per kilogram =
[[Price per HEAD X Total Number Sold] - Total Transport Cost]/
Weight per head x Total Number Sold

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