000617 Blueberries

Project Code 140 QID 000617-DC			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 3/31/2007
	North Carolina Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611 Ph 919-856-4394 Fax: 919-856-4139 E-mail: [email protected]	BLUEBERRY INQUIRY HANDLER AND PROCESSOR 2006 CROP				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary				Dear Handler and/or processor: In order to accurately estimate production and value of the 2006 blueberry crop, each handler and processor of berries is being asked to provide answers to the questions below. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. Individual reports will be kept confidential and will be only used for State estimates. Please mail your report promptly in the enclosed envelope which requires no stamp. Thank you for your cooperation.

Fresh Market Utilization
Quantity Handled 1
Unit	12 Pint Trays	Other Trays ( ½ pint)	Other Trays ( _________ oz.)	Other Unit Gallons Pounds Quarts Other Specify ____________
	(lbs./Tray (lbs: _________)	(lbs./Tray (lbs: _________)	(lbs./Tray (lbs: _________)
Number	trays	trays	trays	units
Average Price Per Unit	.___ ___ $/trays	.___ ___ $/trays	.___ ___ $/trays	.___ ___ $/Unit
1 Report quantities grown in North Carolina by you or purchased direct from North Carolina growers. Do Not include purchases from co-ops or other handlers.

Processing Utilization
Purchases from Growers and State in Which Grown	Total Quantity Handled Pounds	Average Price 1 Cents per Lb.	Utilization of Blueberries
			Frozen Pounds	Canned Pounds	Other Pounds	Culls Pounds

¹ At processing plant door.

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E-Mail Address:

Survey results will be available in the USDA Crop Production Report on the internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/,

January 2007, or on the February Farm Report released February 26, 2007. If you would like to receive a copy of this report please indicate below.

To receive a copy of the February Farm Report via e-mail, please check this box  0099= 2 (e-mail)

To receive a paper copy, please check this box.  0099 = 1 (mail)

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Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Date

1-Comp

2-R

3=Inac

4-Office Hold

5-R-Est

6-Innac-Est

7-OffHOld-Est

8-Known Zero

9901

1-Op/Mgr

2-Sp

3-Acct/Bkpr

4-Partner

9-Other

9902

1-Mail

2-Tel

3-Face to Face

4-CATI

5-Web

6-E-Mail

7-Fax

8-CAPI

9-Other

9903

0098

0100

9910

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