200530 Apple

Project 134 QID 200530

OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 3/31/2007

	APPLE PRODUCTION AND DISPOSITION INQUIRY 2006 CROP			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
			Georgia Field Office Suite 320 Stephens Federal Building Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706-546-2236 Fax: 1-800-296-7953 Email: [email protected]
		The information requested in this survey is needed to prepare a report on apple production and season average price for the 2006 crop. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible, even if you did not produce any apples this year. Please complete and return this report in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

REPORT FOR THE ORCHARDS YOU OPERATED OR MANAGED IN 2006. (Include orchards rented or leased from others, but exclude those rented or leased to someone else.)	QUANTITY BUSHELS	AVERAGE PRICE DOLLARS PER BOX
1. Quantity of apples harvested for all purposes during 2006? (Including those harvested but not used.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=	100	Price at local shipping point before deducting packing and marketing charges
2. Of the total quantity reported in item 1, how many were --
a. sold for fresh market as --
(i) F.O.B. sales of packed fruit? (Include fruit packed by you and sales through co-ops.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+	104	114
(ii) local sales at roadside stands, pick-your-own, and other direct sales to consumers?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	102	112
(iii) bulk sales to packers and truckers? (Include orchard run.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	103	113
b. sold for commercial processing for --
(i) canning and freezing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	105	115
(ii) juice, cider, vinegar, etc.?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	110	120
c. used to make processed items for sale by this operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+	106
d. used in your household or given away? (Friends, hired workers, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	111
e. harvested but not sold because of poor quality, marketing restrictions or other reasons?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	107
NOTE: Apples reported in items 2a through 2e should equal item 1.
3. Quantity of mature apples not harvested because of weather conditions, insect or disease damage, labor shortages, low prices or other economic reasons?. . . . . . . .	108

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4. What is the average net weight per bushel for quantities reported in the previous questions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POUNDS PER BUSHEL	116
5. What is the TOTAL ACRES of bearing age apple trees in orchards you operated or managed in 2006?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACRES	109
6. What is the NUMBER of trees in production during 2006?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NUMBER	117
7. How many trees do you expect to be in production in 2007?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NUMBER	118

8. If you would like to receive a copy of the results of this survey in the mail, please make a check () in the box.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	998
(Results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov)

9. COMMENTS about the 2006 apple crop in your locality.

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REPORTED BY: ____________________________ PHONE: ______________ DATE: ____________	101
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