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Trader Profile (Type of trader-Cotton/Arhar/Other) 1) Name of Trader ____________________Age _______ Sex _______ 2) Belongs to village_______________ Block ______________ District _____________ 3) Commodity Trading Commodity Place of
Season
Purchase of
Total Qty
Purchasing price
Selling price
Collected(kg) current Max Min Current Max Min
purchase
4) From whom do you purchase? Cotton
Arhar
5) Costs involved during purchase Transport
Packaging
Handling
6) How do you judge the quality? Commodity Cotton Arhar
Quality perception
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7) How do you add value after purchasing the commodity? Commodity Cotton Arhar
Value addition technique
8) Is your supply reliable? Do you get your supply on time? Y____N ____ If no, give the reason 9) To whom do you sale? Commodity
Address
Volume
Storage
Processing
Transport
structure
plant
vehicle
Cotton Arhar 10) Reasons of fluctuation of rate of purchasing and selling price? Produce Cotton Arhar
Purchasing price
11) What is the mode of purchase? Cash _______
Selling price
Credit _______
Barter ________
If on credit, what is the credit period? _____________________________________ What are the conditions? _______________________________________________ 12. Methods adopted for measuring commodity? Produce Cotton Arhar
At purchasing
At selling
13. Are you able to supply whatever amount demanded by your buyer? Y____N ____ If not how much demand remains unfulfilled?
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14. What are the storage requirements? Commodity Cotton Arhar
Storage
Space
Period of storing
Self life
15. How do you estimate the demand of commodity in near future? Commodity Cotton Arhar 16. For which form of the commodity the rate is highest? Commodity Cotton Arhar
Form
17. Differential rate of processed and unprocessed form of the commodity Cotton P* Max
Arhar P
UP** Min
Max
Min
Max
UP Min
Max
Min
* Processed, ** Un-Processed 18. What kind of license is required for trading of the commodity? Do you pay any tax? Commodity Cotton Arhar
License
Amount of tax paid
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19. How many traders are there in this area? Commodity
No of traders
Name
Address
Cotton Arhar
20. Annual turnover of the commodity? Commodity Cotton Arhar
Annual turnover (in Rs)
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