QID 080057 Monthly Fruit Storage Report

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Project 160 QID 080057			OMB No. 0535-0001 Approval Expires 12/31/2009
	MONTHLY FRUIT STORAGE REPORT March 31, 2009						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812 Phone: 1-800-851-1127 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.				Please report stocks in the refrigerated storage shown on the label. All individual reports are confidential and will be used only for statistical purposes to be published in the April 22nd Cold Storage Report. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report will provide useful information to warehousemen, your customers and others marketing our National food supplies. Please note the instructions before preparing the report. Return one copy of this report in the enclosed envelope which requires no stamp. Thank you for your assistance.

INSTRUCTIONS

Refrigerated Storage: Reports are needed for all storages, public or private, which are artificially cooled to 50 degrees F. or lower, where food commodities are normally stored for 30 days or more.

Stocks On Hand: Report stocks held under refrigeration in this storage at the end of the month, regardless of ownership or length of time held. Do not include stocks held elsewhere. Include fruit held for processing regardless of ownership.

If you do not have apples or pears in cold storage – PLEASE CHECK
(a) Season has not started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Finished the season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) No longer operate cold storage facilities. . . .

COMMODITIES (Include all processing stocks in your storage regardless of ownership)			UNIT	STOCKS ON HAND END OF MONTH
1. APPLES: Packed or loose, in boxes, cartons, crates, baskets and bulk. (Convert bin and pallet box stocks to box equivalents.)
a. APPLES in regular cold storage..................................................................			Boxes	110
b. APPLES in controlled atmosphere cold storage.........................................			Boxes	112
c. Average net weight per box of apples reported above	109_________	lbs per box		111
				113
2. PEARS: Packed or loose, in boxes, cartons, crates, baskets and bulk. (Convert bin and pallet box stocks to box equivalents.)
a. PEARS, Bartlett................................................................................			Boxes	114
b. PEARS, Other varieties...................................................................			Boxes	116
c. Average net weight per box of pears reported above	118______	lbs per box.		115
				117
3. OTHER FRESH FRUIT:
a. Fresh Grapes..................................................................................			Pounds	135
b. All other fresh fruit.........................................................................			Pounds	138
4. OTHER COMMODITIES: (Specify kind)			Pounds

Reported by: __________________________

Telephone ______________________________

Date:____________________________________

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OFFICE USE

Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.	Office Use for POID
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth	9902	1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other	9903	098	100	789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
								Optional Use
								407		408
S/E Name

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