060007-NC Sweet Potatoes

Project 198 QID 060007				OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires 3/31/2007
	North Carolina Field Office P.O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611 Phone: 919-856-4394 Fax: 919-856-4139 Email: [email protected]	SWEET POTATO CROP ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION December 2006				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

			Dear Grower: This Inquiry is being sent to North Carolina Sweetpotato growers to collect information for estimating this year’s production and prices received. We urge each grower to answer the questions for the crop grown on their farm. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your cooperation is needed to make the estimates as reliable as possible. Individual reports are confidential. Please mail your report promptly in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Thank you for your cooperation.
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REPORT FOR THE FARM(S) YOU OPERATE (Include land rented or leased from others, but exclude land rented or leased to others)
1. Total acres of sweetpotatoes planted in 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						Acres		101
2. Total acres of sweetpotatoes harvested and to be harvested in 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						Acres		102
	BUSHEL			BOX					OTHER Specify_________
3. Total quantity of sweetpotatoes harvested and to be harvested in 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	103			104					105
4. Unit weight of sweetpotatoes harvested . . . . . . . . . . . .	106 55 LBS			107					108
5. Quantity sold and to be sold from 2006 production & average price received, by utilization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	UNIT WEIGHT			QUANTITY SOLD (Unit)			AVERAGE PRICE (Dollar per Unit)
a. Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	201			202			203			$ . __ __
b. Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	204			205			206			$ . __ __
c. Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	207			208			209			$ . __ __
d. Field direct sales to packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	210			211			212			$ . __ __
6. Quantity not expected to be sold due to shrinkage and waste.	213			214

7. Have all sweetpotatoes been marketed?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes No
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Survey results will be available in the USDA Crop Production Report on the internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/,

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

To receive a copy of the January 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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