QID 000614 Blueberry Inquiry - MS

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Project 140 QID 000614			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	BLUEBERRY INQUIRY 2009 CROP						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						Mississippi Field Office P.O. Box 980 Jackson, MS 39205 Phone: 601-965-4575 Fax: 1-888-884-4997 Email: [email protected]
				The information requested in this survey is needed to forecast production of the 2009 blueberry crop. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible, even if you do not expect any production. Please complete and return this report in the enclosed envelope which does not need a stamp. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thanks very much for your cooperation.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

1. Acres of bearing age blueberries under your operation this year (2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	075 ____
2. Acres of blueberries harvested this year (2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	076 ____
3. Total quantity harvested this year (2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	077
4. Please specify the container or unit used (flats, trays, lbs., etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	078

5. Utilization of the 2009 blueberry crop: PROCESSING USE	FLATS OR TRAYS	POUNDS HANDLED	OTHER UNITS (specify __________)
a. Sold for processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	080	081	082
Average price per unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	083 $ _____	084 $ _____	085 $ _____
FRESH MARKET USE
b. Sold wholesale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	086	087	088
c. Sold retail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	089	090	091
d. Pick your own. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	092	093	094
e. TOTAL FOR FRESH MARKET (b + c + d). . . . . . . . . .	095	096	097
f. Average price per unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	098 $ _____	099 $ _____	100 $ _____
OTHER USE
g. Used in farm household. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	101	102	103
h. Other disposition	104	105	106
TOTAL QUANTITIES UTILIZED (a + e + g + h). . . . . . . . . . . .	107	108	109

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6. Estimated quantity of mature fruit harvested but NOT sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds	110
7. Estimated quantity of mature fruit not harvested because of low prices, scarce labor, or other economic or weather related production losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds	111

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

COMMENTS on your blueberry crop will be appreciated: (Please use space provided below.)

Respondent Name: _____________________________

Phone: ________________________________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

Telephone: _______________________ County(s) where crops are grown: ______________________________________

For office use only

Response

Respondent

Mode

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

098

100

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