Project Code 134   QID 000613    	 OMB No. 0535-0039:  Approval Expires 01/31/2010	
	
CRANBERRY GROWER INQUIRY
December 2009		NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
SERVICE	
Please make corrections to name, address, and zip code, if necessary.

* * * Please return by December 8* * *
		Oregon Field Office
1220 S.W. 3rd Ave. Room 1735
Portland,  OR  97204
503-326-2131 Fax: 503-326-2549
E-mail: nass-or@nass.usda.gov	
	
Dear Cranberry Grower:

This information is requested to provide you and the cranberry industry with an accurate report of yield and disposition for the 2009 cranberry crop.

Although response is voluntary and not required by law, your cooperation is very important for making accurate estimates. Your individual report is held strictly confidential and used only in combination with others to make State estimates. Thank you in advance for your help.

Please report for the beds you operate
Acres Harvested	Tenths	
	103	
1. Total acres of cranberries harvested in 2009 (report to the nearest tenth acre): ……………………………...Acres 	           .	
	104	
2. Total acres of cranberries that you maintained but did not harvest in 2009 (report to nearest tenth acre)....Acres	           .              	
Cranberry Production	Barrels	
3.  Total cranberries harvested from the beds you operated in 2009……………………………………………………	105

4. Estimated total barrels of cranberries left unharvested in 2009……………………………………………………….	120

		
Cranberry Disposition	Barrels	
5. Total barrels of harvested production delivered to processors/handlers to be marketed as processed fruit: ……	107

6. Total barrels of harvested production delivered to handlers to be marketed as fresh fruit: ………………………..	106

Handlers /processors to whom berries were or will be delivered:	
Handler/Processor	Quantity delivered (bbls)	Expected Price ($/bbls)	
	bbls		
	bbls		
	bbls		
	bbls		

Other Disposition	      Barrels	             Preliminary                  Price/barrel     or     Total value	
7. Total barrels of harvested production marketed as fresh fruit directly to consumers:	109	110	111	
    (Example: sales at roadside stand, farmer’s markets, etc.)…......................................	bbls	$/bbl	$	
                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                     Barrels
8. Total barrels of harvested production that were (or will be) disposed by your operation: ……………..	112	
		
9. Other disposition of cranberries (berries not included item 5-8 above):		
     (Specify)_________________________________________________________________________________	113	
		
     (Specify)__________________________________________________________________________________	114	
		
10. Total disposition of cranberries in 2009:
      (Sum of disposition items in 5-9 should equal harvested production in item 3) ……………………..	115	

CONTINUE ON THE BACK

Please comment on the growing conditions for this past season. This could include items such as the quality of the crop, losses from disease, weather factors, pest issues, etc.
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The results from this survey will be released in January 2009 in the Preliminary Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts publication. The results will also be available on the internet at:  http://www.nass.usda.gov

Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail?
 	
		CODE	
	   Yes – [Enter Code 1.]
	   No –   [Enter Code 3.]		099	

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

Reported by: _________________________________ Date: ______________ Phone: ________________

Reported by:___________________________	  Date:________________________________

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE            Cooperating with        OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE