We have recently been informed that a number of producers have received their 2006 SPS application with their field data and entitlements missing. We are currently investigating the reason why this has happened. We are also compiling a list of all of those producers who have either received an application form with missing data, or who may receive one in the next few days.

We will be writing to all of our customers who have been affected to apologise about the missing data, and to advise them that they can either:

• complete the form manually, (and we will be sending them out a number of continuation field data sheets to enable them to do so); or
• they can choose to wait for a pre-populated form, although this could take up to 2 weeks to be sent to them.