060072 Pecan

Project 142 QID 060072			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 11/30/2007
	PECAN PRODUCTION AND DISPOSITION 2005 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]
				Final estimates are being prepared for production, use and season average price for the 2005 pecan crop. Your report will help make these estimates as accurate as possible. Please complete the report if you have pecan trees even if you did not sell any pecans or had no production in 2005. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, cooperation is very important in order to provide accurate estimates. Your individual report is strictly confidential. Please return your report promptly in the enclosed postage paid envelope.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

REPORT FOR THE ORCHARDS YOU OPERATED OR MANAGED IN 2005	Pounds in the Shell
1. Pounds of pecans harvested last year (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	001

2. Number of pecan trees in production last year (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trees

116

3. Acres of pecan trees in production last year (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acres	023
For item 4, please report disposition of the 2005 pecan crop to date plus expected disposition for remainder of season.

4. Of the total pecans reported in item 1, how many were:
a. sold wholesale:		In the Shell
(i) to buyers and dealers (Exclude sales to shellers and processors.)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pounds		006

(ii) to shellers and processors? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pounds

007

b. sold direct to consumers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

005

c. used in your household or given away to friends, hired workers, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pounds

004

d. being held in cold storage as:

(i) shelled pecans for later sale or use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

(1) weight of these item d (1) pecans before shelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

009

(ii) in shell pecans? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

008

e. harvested but not sold or used because of poor quality, marketing restrictions, dumping, or other reasons? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

010

f. Total disposition of 2005 harvested crop. Note: Total of quantities in item 4a through 4e should equal item 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

024

5. Quantity of pecans not harvested because of weather conditions, insect or disease damage, labor shortages, low prices, or other economic reasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

002

6. For the 2005 crop, what was the quantity sold and average price received for:	Pounds Sold In the Shell	Price per Pound
a. improved variety pecans?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	020	012	$___. ___ ___
b. seedling pecans?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	021	013	$___. ___ ___

7. Do you have shelling equipment (commercial) for your own use or for custom shelling? . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES NO

8. 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.)			Code
Yes [Enter code 1.] No [Enter code 3.]			099

9. COMMENTS about the 2005 pecan crop in your locality:	(Use reverse side if necessary)

Reported by: ____________________________ Date: ________________ Phone: (_______) ______- ________________

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