QID 110101 Trout Production Survey January 2011

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Project 170 QID 110101			OMB No. 0535-0150 Approval Expires 11/30/2010
	TROUT PRODUCTION SURVEY January 2011						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-2000 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 E-mail: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary...				This survey is being conducted to obtain basic data on trout production. These data will be used as a basis for estimates of the number of trout sold and the value of trout sales. These figures will be published in the Trout Production Report issued February 25, 2011. Under Title 7 of the U.S. Code and CIPSEA (Public Law 107-347), facts about your operation are kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes in combination with similar reports from other producers. Response is voluntary. Thank you for your cooperation.

SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION

1. On land operated by the farm, ranch or individual(s) listed on the label:
a. Was any water area on this operation used to raise trout or trout eggs during 2010?
1 Yes – Go to Section 2
3 No – Continue
b. Was there any trout production or hatchery inventory during 2010?
1 Yes – Go to Section 2
3 No – Continue
c. Were any trout sold from this operation during 2010?
1 Yes – Go to Section 2
3 No – Continue
d. Did this operation distribute trout or trout eggs for restoration, conservation, or recreational purposes during 2010? Exclude captured trout.
1 Yes – Go to Section 4
3 No – Continue
e. Will any trout be produced in the future?
1 Yes – Go to Section 5
2 Don’t Know – Go to Section 5
3 No – Go to Section 5

SECTION 2 : SALES

1. What were the total trout sales of fish and eggs produced or raised (grown-out) on this operation during 2010? Include fish sold to someone else for distribution. Report trout distributed (not sold) in Section 4.
Fish Size	Total Number Sold	Total Pounds Live Weight Sold	Total Sales ** (Dollars)
a. 12 inches or longer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	022	023	024 $	.00
b. 6 inches to less than 12 inches long. . . . . . . . . . .	025	026	027 $	.00
c. 1 inch to less than 6 inches long. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	057	058	059 $	.00
d. Trout Eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	028		029 $	.00
** Live weight price – exclude cleaning charges.

2. In 2010, what percent of the total value of trout sales reported in Items 1a and 1b (above) were sold to each of the following outlets?
Point of First Sale	Percent of Total Value of Sales:
	12 inches or longer		6 to less than 12 inches
a. Processors – (also include fish processed on the operation). . . .	039	%	061	%
b. Live haulers/brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	030	%	031	%
c. Retail outlets – (restaurants, grocery stores, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . .	040	%	062	%
d. Direct to consumers – (farmers market, on-farm fee fishing). . .	019	%	063	%
e. Recreational stocking – (private lakes and ponds) . . . . . . . . . .	032	%	033	%
f. Wholesale to other producers – (to stock commercial and fee fishing operations). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	034	%	035	%
g. Government agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	036	%	037	%
h. Other, specify: ________________________________________________	041	%	042	%
	100 %		100%

	Office Use Only
	1 – Incomplete Has trout sales 2 – Sales Unknown 3 – Valid Zero	707

SECTION 3: TROUT LOSSES

1. What were the total number and live weight pounds of trout lost (all lengths and sizes) during 2010 due to:
Cause of Loss	Intended for Sale
	Total Number Lost	Total Pounds Lost
a. Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	045	046
b. Theft or vandalism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	047	048
c. Chemical contamination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	049	050
d. Drought. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	051	052
e. Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	053	054
f. Predator (animals, birds, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	081	082
g. Other, (Specify_________________). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	055	056

SECTION 4: TROUT PRODUCED BY GOVERNMENT OR TRIBAL AGENCIES

1. What were the total amounts of fish and eggs produced by this operation for restoration, conservation or recreational purposes during 2010? Report fish sold in Section 2.
Fish Size	Number Distributed	Total Pounds Live Weight Distributed	Estimated Total Value of Product Distributed
a. 12 inches or longer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	201	202	203 $	.00
b. 6 inches to less than 12 inches long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	204	205	206 $	.00
c. 1 inch to less than 6 inches long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	207	208	209 $	.00
d. Trout Eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	210

		Office Use Only
		1 – Incomplete Distributed Trout 2 – Distribution Unknown 3 – Valid zero	200

SECTION 5: CHANGE IN OPERATOR

1. Has this operation (name on label) been sold, or turned over to someone else?
1 Yes - Identify the new operator(s) below 3 No - Go to Section 6

Operation Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Operator Name: ________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ Phone: (_______)________________________ City: ______________________________________ State: __________________________ Zip: ________________

SECTION 6: CONCLUSION

1. Do you make day-to-day decisions for another trout operation?

₁Yes List other operation(s)

₃No

Respondent Name: ___________________________

Phone: ( )_____________________________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

2. Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/results/
Would you rather have a brief summary sent to you at a later date?	1Yes 3No	99

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION

OFFICE USE

Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.		Office Use for POID
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth	9902	1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other	9903	098	100	921	789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
									Optional Use
									407		408
S/E Name

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