QID 000711 Tart Cherry Production and Utilization - WA

Project 134 QID 000711		OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 01/31/2010
	Tart Cherry Production and Utilization November 2008					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Washington Field Office P.O. Box 609 1111 Washington St SE Olympia, WA 98504 Phone 800-435-5883, Fax 800-265-6275 [email protected]
				Each year in our Annual Crop Report, we include an estimate of production and value of fruits. Tart cherries are one of the items included in this report. To help us make this year’s estimate, we would appreciate knowing the quantity and value of tart cherries handled by you. Our pricing level is packinghouse door. Individual reports are strictly confidential. The only information published will be State level totals. Please mail your report promptly in the enclosed envelope which does not need a stamp.

Please mail by: Nov. 28, 2008

Please make corrections to name, address, and zip code, if necessary.

REPORT FOR ALL THE TART CHERRY ACREAGE YOU OPERATE

1. Acres of tart cherries harvested this year, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____________ Acres

2 Quantity of tart cherries harvested in 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____________ Tons

3. Of the total quantity harvested in item 2, please report the quantity of tart cherries sold to processors and the average

price received for :

Utilization	Quantity Tons	Avg. Price Received 1/ Dollars Per Ton
a. Juice
b. Freezing
c. Canning
d. Dried Cherries
e. Other (Specify) _______________­­­____

1/ Please report price received at processing plant door.

Comments about tart cherry production in your locality: __________________________________________________

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Reported by: ____________________________ Phone:___________________ Date: _____________________

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