QID 200608 Peach Report July 2009 - MI

Project Code 134 QID 200608

OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires: 01/31/2010

PEACH REPORT July 2009

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Michigan Field Office P.O. Box 26248 Lansing, MI 48909-6248, 800-453-7501 ∙ 517-324-5299 FAX E-mail: [email protected]

Information is needed on the expected peach crop in Michigan. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law, but your reply to the questions on this form will be very helpful. Individual reports will be kept confidential. Please return this inquiry promptly. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Definitions: Bearing Acreage: Acres from which you will harvest peaches this year. Include blocks you rent from others, and exclude blocks rented out. Deduct any waste area within blocks. Expected Percent of Full Crop: A full crop is the yield you would expect to achieve under normal production conditions. This yield may or may not be the maximum production potential for your operation. Therefore, your expected percent of full crop may exceed 100%. Example: You project a mature block should produce 20,000 lbs/acre and you estimate this year it will produce 22,000 lbs/acre or 110% of a full crop. Expected Production: The total pounds you anticipate harvesting. Consider the current condition of your orchards, and assume average weather and pest infestations until harvest.

Fresh Market

Processing

1.

Bearing acres of peaches in 2009

001

acres

005

acres

2.

Expected percent of full crop

002

%

006

%

3.

Expected 2009 production

003

pounds

007

tons

4.

2008 production

004

pounds

008

tons

Crop observations:

Reported by:

Telephone:

Date:

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