QID 000620 Berry Acreage and Production - OR

Project Code 140 QID000620		OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	2009 Berry Acreage and Production				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				Oregon Field Office 1220 S.W. 3rd Ave. Room 1735 Portland, OR 97204, Phone 503-326-2131, Fax 503-326-2549 [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address, and Zip Code if necessary. *** Please return by October 19 ***			Your help is needed to accurately estimate 2009 Oregon berry production. Caneberries and blueberries are included on this report. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law, but your assistance is needed to help ensure accurate results. Your report is kept confidential, and will only be used in summary with others for State totals. Please return the report promptly in the enclosed envelope. Thank you for your help. Survey results will be available for online viewing in late January , 2010 at: www.nass.usda.gov

Do you grow the following berry crop?	YES*	NO
Blueberries
Red raspberries
Black raspberries
Blackberries
Boysenberries

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*PLEASE COMPLETE TABLE ON INSIDE OF FORM FOR EACH BERRY CROP YOU GROW.

1. Report for the berry crops grown on the farm(s) you are operating in 2009.

2. For the Aacreage harvested@ columns, report acres to the nearest tenth acre. (For example: five and a quarter acres would be written 5.3).

2009 Berry Crop	Blueberries	Red Raspberries	Black Raspberries	Boysenberries
Acres harvested in 2008: (Report to the nearest tenth of an acre)	801 ________._____	120 ________._____	220 ________._____	620 ________._____
Acres harvested in 2009: (Report to the nearest tenth of an acre)	802 ________._____	121 ________._____	221 ________._____	621 ________._____
Total quantity harvested, in pounds (From acres reported in item 2)	803	122	222	622
4. Of the total quantity harvested, as reported in item 3 above:
a. Amount processed:
(1) By other processors………..….lb.	804	108	208	608
Average price received for these berries sold……………………$/lb.	811	109	209	609
(2) By your operation….…….……lb.	805	123	223	623
b. Amount sold for fresh market:
Include U-Picks, etc. … ……….lb.	806	102	202	602
Average price received for these berries sold…………………...$/lb.	812	103	203	603
5. Quantity of mature berries used on farm or given away. ........................lb.	810	110	210	610
6. Quantity of mature berries not harvested (because of low prices, scarcity of labor, etc.).………………. .lb.	816	116	216	616

3. For the Aquantity unharvested@ column, report only that production that was not harvested because of low prices or scarcity of labor.

4. Please return this inquiry even though you may no longer be growing berries.

2009 Berry Crop	Evergreen Blackberries	Marion Blackberries	Other Blackberries Specify ____________	Other Blackberries Specify ____________	Other Blackberries Specify ____________
Acres harvested in 2008: (Report to the nearest tenth of an acre)	320 ________.____	420 ________.___	520 ________.___	________.___	________.___
Acres harvested in 2009: (Report to the nearest tenth of an acre)	321 ________.____	421 ________.___	521 ________.___	________.___	________.___
Total quantity harvested, in pounds (From acres reported in item 2)	322	422	522
4. Of the total quantity harvested, as reported in item 3 above:
a. Amount processed:
(1) By other processors……. . ….lb.	308	408	508
Average price received for these berries sold…………….… .. …$/lb.	309	409	509
(2) By your operation….…….… …lb.	323	423	523
b. Amount sold for fresh market:
Include U-Picks, etc ……… ……lb.	302	402	502
Average price received for these berries sold……………………$/lb.	303	403	503
5. Quantity of mature berries used on farm or given away............................lb.	310	410	510
6. Quantity of mature berries not harvested (because of low prices, scarcity of labor, etc)…………………lb	316	416	516

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f you would like to receive a free copy of the results, check (ü) this box.

Comments regarding the 2009 Season:

___________________________________________________________________________________________

This completes the survey. Thank you for reporting and for your continued support of Oregon agriculture.

Reported by: ____________________________ Phone: ______________________ Date: ______________

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Response		Respondent			Mode			R Unit	Enum.	Eval.
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	0921	098	100

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE