HGCA Farmer Feedback Survey

Harvest 2008 : We want your views

The harvest has implications for all parties across the cereals supply chain, whether you are a grower, trader or processor. This year, HGCA’s Supply Chain Partnership wants to know how the harvest panned out for you. Did you have any issues with transport? How did you rate communication across the supply chain during the harvest? By asking these questions, and gathering the views of the entire supply chain, we can help to bring the chain together and highlight where improvements could be made.

We would be delighted if you could take just a couple of minutes of your time to fill in the questionnaire below. By entering, you will automatically be entered into a free prize draw to win one of 5 bottles of whisky. The results of the questionnaire will be released to the media, but no names will be mentioned without prior consent.

Survey

1. What best describes you?

	Grower
	Trader/merchant
	Processor
	Other	Please specify:

2. During the 2008 harvest, did you encounter any problems with grain haulage?

	Yes	`
	No

2a. If yes, what sort of problems?

	Lack of availability
	Cost of transport
	Poor communication
	Other	Please specify:

3. How would you rate communication across the supply chain during the 2008 harvest?

	Excellent
	Good
	Average
	Poor
	Very Poor

4. Compared to harvest 2007 was the communication better or worse?

	Better	`
	Worse

5. Do you find the hours of collection and delivery offered by hauliers sufficient to meet your business needs?

	Yes	`
	No

6. Do you think that greater flexibility with regard to hours of collection or delivery on your part, would help improve transportation in the supply chain?

	Yes	`
	No
	Don't Know

7. With regard to rejected loads, compared to 2007, do you think the situation in 2008 has been:

	Better	`
	Worse
	About the Same
	Don't Know

8. Do you think more could be done by the supply chain to reduce the number of rejected loads?

	Yes	`
	No

9. Do you agree that the supply chain would be improved if there was less duplicated testing?

	Agree	`
	Disagree
	Don't Know

10. Do you think that growers should take responsibility for grain sampling rather than merchants/traders?

	Yes	`
	No

11. Should there be more vendor assurance in the cereals supply chain?

	Agree	`
	Disagree
	Don't Know

12. Do you think the cereals supply chain could learn from other supply chains in order to improve efficiency in the area of transport?

	Yes	`
	No

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