QID Maine Wild Blueberries

Project Code 140			OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 1/31/2010
		MAINE WILD BLUEBERRIES March 1, 2009					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						Maine Field Office P.O. Box 1444 Concord, NH 03302-1444, Phone 1-800-642-9571 Fax 1-800-754-7607 [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.					We need your help to make the cattle on feed estimates to be released in the March <RELEASE_DATE>, 2009 Cattle on Feed Report as accurate as possible. These estimates are for your use and may assist in planning and adjusting your cattle feeding operations. Your report is needed even though you may not currently have cattle on feed. Please mail your report, which will be kept confidential, in the enclosed envelope. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. Thank you for your cooperation.

MAINE WILD BLUEBERRIES, 2008 CROP
1. TOTAL ACRES of Maine wild blueberries (including non-bearing) on land operated or managed by you in 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	399	acres
2. ACRES of Maine wild blueberries harvested from land operated or managed by you in 2008. . . . . . . .	474	acres
3. QUANTITY of Maine wild blueberries harvested from (item 2) acres last year (2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	475	lbs

4. Average field PRICE received per pound for 2008 crop Maine wild blueberries;	Price/Lb		Quantity Sold
a. Sold for processing (including bonuses, excluding freight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	476	cents/lb	478	lbs
b. Sold for fresh market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	477	cents/lb	479	lbs

Comments on marketing of the 2008 crop are appreciated:

5. The results of this survey will be available in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts – Annual Report on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov on July 8, 2009. Would you still like to receive free paper copy of the survey results in the mail?

₁ YES

₃NO

	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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