QID 000612 Cranberry Inquiry - Handler - OR

000612		OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 01/31/2010
	CRANBERRY INQUIRY 2009 Oregon Crop					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Please make corrections to name, address and zip code, if necessary. * * * Please return by December 11 * * *				Oregon Field Office 1220 S.W. 3rd Ave. Room 1735 Portland, OR 97204 503-326-2131 Fax: 503-326-2549 E-mail: [email protected]
			Dear Cranberry Handler: Preliminary end of season cranberry production estimates will be released January 2010, in the Non-citrus Fruits and Nuts Report. Your report, although not required by law, is essential for an accurate estimate of the 2009 Oregon crop. Individual reports are kept strictly confidential. In order to publish these estimates on time, we need your report by December 11. Please mail this questionnaire promptly or fax to 1-800-731-7011.

The following questions refer to Oregon’s 2009 cranberry crop:

• Only include cranberries that were received or were expected to be received from other growers.

• Include cranberries grown in your own bed(s).

• Please do not include cranberries you received from other handlers.

	200
1. (a) Total quantity of 2009 OREGON GROWN CRANBERRIES produced by this firm’s beds. ……………………………………………………………………….	bbls
	201
(b) Total acres of cranberries harvested ……………………………………………………………….	acres
	202
2. Total quantity of 2009 OREGON GROWN CRANBERRIES received directly from other growers …………………………………………………………………..	bbls
	203
3. Total quantity of 2009 OREGON GROWN CRANBERRIES expected to be received directly from other growers between now and the end of the season ……………………………………………………………………………………	bbls
	204
4. Total quantity of 2009 OREGON GROWN CRANBERRIES received or expected to be received by your company for all purposes Sum of items 1a, 2, and 3………………………………………………………………………..……	bbls

DISPOSITION OF THE 2009 CRANBERRY CROP:

5. Of the total amount reported in item 4:	205
(a) Total sold and to be sold as fresh fruit ………………………………………………………….…	bbls
	206
(b) Total processed and to be processed by this operation ………………………………….……..	bbls
	207
(c) Total sold and to be sold to other processors …………………………………….………………	bbls

	208
(d) Total dumped or otherwise lost for any other reasons ………………………………………….	bbls
	209
6. Sum of items 5a, b, c, & d (should equal item 4) ………………………………………………..	bbls

7. Average price you expect to pay TO GROWERS for screened berries from the 2009 crop.

	210
7a. For fresh fruit ………………………….……………………	$/bbl
	211
7b. For processing ……………….…………………………….	$/bbl

Conclusion:

Please comment on the growing conditions for this past season. This could include items such as the quality of the crop, losses from disease, weather factors, pest issues, etc.

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Reported by: __________________________________Date: __________________Phone#: ______________________

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0039. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Cooperating with OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE