QID 06005251 Sweet Potato Production and Marketing Inquiry March 2009

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	SWEET POTATO PRODUCTION AND MARKETING INQUIRY MARCH 2009					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Virginia Field Office PO Box 1659 Richmond, VA 23218 Phone: 1-800-772-0670 Fax: 1-800-899-8566 Email: [email protected]
				Your cooperation is needed to determine the acreage planted to sweet potatoes this season and the acreage and production of the 2008 sweet potato crop. This information will be helpful to all persons interested in the production and marketing of this crop. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your answers to the questions below will be appreciated and will be confidential. Please return this inquiry promptly in the enclosed envelope, which requires no stamp.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

PLEASE REPORT FOR THE FARM(S) YOU OPERATE

Acreage Plans for 2009 Crop:

1. Sweet potato acreage planted and to be planted this year, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . .	Acres	380

Acreage and Production 2008
2. Total acres of sweet potatoes harvested in 2008 on the farm(s) you operate. .	Acres	381

3. Quantity of sweet potatoes harvested from entire acres reported in item 1. (Report total quantity hauled from field.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Bushels	382

Check the following unit that applies to quantity harvested [Item 2]
40 lb boxes Bushels Other __________

4. Quantity sold from 2008 production and average price received, by utilization.
	Quantity Sold (Bushels)	Average Price (Dollars Per Bushel)
a. Fresh Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	383	483 .____
b. Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	384	484 .____
c. Seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	385	485 .____
d. Livestock Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	386	486 .____
Would you like to receive a copy of the results of this survey in the mail? The survey results will also be available on the internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov.
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