QID 000560 Cherry Report - OR

Project Code 134 QID 000560		OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	CHERRY REPORT JUNE 2009				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				Oregon Field Office 1220 S.W. 3rd Ave. Room 1735 Portland, OR 97204, Phone 503-326-2131, Fax 503-326-2549 [email protected]
Please make correction to name, address, and Zip Code if necessary. ***Please return by June 1***			We are preparing the first forecasts of 2009 production for selected tree fruit crops. Please take a few moments to fill out this questionnaire during this busy season. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law, but your answers are very important to accurately forecast Oregon cherry production. Individual reports will be kept confidential. Please note the instructions and mail your report promptly in the enclosed envelope. Thank you for your help.

Instructions:

1. Report the total quantity of fruit harvested from your orchards during 2008 and the quantity expected to be harvested in 2009 based on current conditions.

2. Report the expected production of fruit for your growing area as a percentage of a full crop. Let 100% represent the full crop you would expect if there was no damage from unfavorable weather, insects, disease, etc. If a particular fruit is not raised in your area or if you have no knowledge about a crop, do not enter zero, but leave that cell blank.

Use “F” to indicate an entire crop failure.

Fruit crop	From your orchard(s)		For your growing area
	Harvested production 2008 crop	Expected production 2009 crop	Expected production as a percentage of a full crop (let 100% = full crop)
Sweet cherries	(020) Tons Tons	(120) Tons Tons	(820) % Tons
Tart cherries	(021) Tons Tons	(121) Tons Tons	(821) % %

Please comment on fruit crop conditions, weather, insects, disease and orchard activities. Use other side if needed.

Reported by: _______________________________________________ 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 15 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