QID 050132 Kiwifruit Price Inquiry - CA

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Project 172 QID 050132 4/20		OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 01/31/2010
	KIWIFRUIT PRICE INQUIRY 2008 CROP				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812-1258 Phone: 1-800-851-1127 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 E-mail: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address, and Zip Code, if necessary. PLEASE MAIL OR FAX BY MAY 18, 2009 Fax Number: 1-888-478-5637 Survey Web Site: www.agcounts.usda.gov			Dear Handler: We need your help to prepare estimates for California's 2008 kiwifruit prices and related marketing costs. Please complete this questionnaire and return it by May 18. A postage-paid envelope is enclosed for your convenience or you may fax the report to 1‑888‑478‑5637. This survey will be available on the Internet on April 21. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your cooperation is very important to make California's estimates more accurate. Individual reports are kept confidential and only used in State totals. If you have any questions, please call John McDonnell at 1‑800‑851‑1127, Ext. 131. Thank you for your assistance.

1. Please report your average Free-on-Board (F.O.B.) shipping point and packinghouse-door (P.H.D.) price per packed tray, master of

bags, or volume filled in the following table.

FRUIT SOLD FRESH
Type of Container	Number of Packed Containers	Average Net Weight Of Container	Average F.O.B. Price Per Packed Container	All Costs Per Container From P.H.D. To F.O.B.		Equivalent P.H.D. Return Per Packed Container (Col. 3 Minus 4 and 5)
				Commission, Selling, Advertising, Administration, Etc.	Inspection, Assessments, Storage, Grading, Packing, Etc. 1/
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
	Number	Pounds	Dollars
Trays			.____	.____	.____	.____
Master of Bags			.____	.____	.____	.____
Volume Filled			.____	.____	.____	.____
Other (Specify): ______________			.____	.____	.____	.____

1/    Includes warehousing, cooling, and packing (including packing materials).

2. What was the percentage of kiwifruit culled at packinghouse-door? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent
3. How many pounds of kiwifruit were diverted to processing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds
a. What was the average price received per pound? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars Per Pound	.______
4. Of the fruit reported in Item 1, how many pounds were marketed directly to consumers? (Include fruit sold at farmers markets and roadside stands.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds
a. What was the average price received per pound? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars Per Pound	.______
Comments about the 2008 kiwifruit crop in your area:

Reported by:		Date:		Phone:	«PHONE»
E-mail:	«EMAIL»			Fax:	«PHONEFAX»

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