QID 060070 Pecan Shellers and Processors Inquiry - CA

Project 142 QID 060070 4/17			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 01/31/2010
	PECAN SHELLERS & PROCESSORS INQUIRY 2008 Crop							NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812 Phone: 916-498-5161 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address, and Zip Code, if necessary. Please fax or complete by mail by May 8, 2009. Fax Number: 1-888-478-5637 Survey Web Site: www.agcounts.usda.gov				Please report the quantity of 2008 crop pecans that you have handled. The cooperation of all shellers and processors is needed to check the pecan estimates of the Department of Agriculture, which include State production figures and quantities shelled. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, we greatly appreciate the excellent cooperation of members of the pecan industry. This assistance has increased the accuracy and completeness of your pecan data. Your report will be held confidential. Please return this form by using the postage-paid envelope enclosed for your convenience or you may fax this report to 1‑888‑478‑5637. This survey will be available on the Internet on April 20. If you have any questions about this survey, please call John McDonnell at 1‑800‑851‑1127.
INSTRUCTIONS: Report for the plant or plants you operated in 2008 Report as of May 1, 2009 Provide best estimate if exact figures are unavailable					POUNDS IN THE SHELL
					Improved		Seedlings
1. Total pounds of 2008 crop pecans shelled to date, including pecans shelled for others (unshelled basis). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+					061		161
a. Of the total quantity of pecans shelled to date, what is the meat equivalent production?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					062		162
2. Of the total pecans shelled (item 1), how many were:
a. grown by you?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					063		163
b. purchased from others? (including consignments and delayed payment terms). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					064		164
c. custom shelled for others?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					065		165
3. Pounds of 2008 crop pecans sold in the shell:
a. to other commercial shellers or processors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +					066		166
b. to wholesalers, retailers, mixers, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +					067		167
c. direct to consumers through mail orders, your own sales rooms, or roadside stands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+					068		168
4. Pounds of unshelled crop pecans now owned by your plant, or possessed on consignment, regardless of where stored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +					069		169
5. Total quantity handled (Sum of 1, 3 and 4 above). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=					070		170

(over, please)

6. Of the total quantity in (item 5), how many pounds were grown in each of the following States:			POUNDS IN THE SHELL
Include pecans imported from Old Mexico but, Exclude those imported from other foreign countries.			Improved	Seedlings
a. Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			001	101
b. Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			004
c. Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			005	105
d. California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			006
e. Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			012	112
f. Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			013	113
g. Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			020	120
h. Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			022	122
i. Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			028	128
j. Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			029	129
k. New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			035
l. North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			037	137
m. Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			040	140
n. South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			045	145
o. Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			048	148
p. Other States (Specify:)		. . . . . . . . . . . . .	0_ _	1_ _
q. Old Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			059	159
7. Of the unshelled 2008 crop pecans now owned (item 4), how many pounds do you intend to shell?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			060	160

8. Do you own cold storage facilities that hold pecans for more than 30 days? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . YES NO

9. 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

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	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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