QID 000606 Sweet Cherry Production and Utilization - MI

Project Code 134 QID 000606

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

Sweet Cherry Production and Utilization

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]

2009

Estimates of production, use and season average price for the 2009 sweet cherry crop are being prepared. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, cooperation is very important in order to estimate Michigan sweet cherry utilization and value accurately. Individual reports will be kept confidential. Please promptly return this report in the enclosed postage paid envelope, or fax it to (517) 324-5299.

Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

If not growing sweet cherries, check reason below and give new operator’s name.

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Farm Sold.

Operator’s Name:

________________________________________

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Retired from farming.

Address:

______________________________________________

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Entire farm rented to others.

City:

______________________

Zip:

______________________

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Farming, but not growing sweet cherries.

Phone:

_______________________________________________

Pounds

Price received (¢/lb.)

1.

Quantity of sweet cherries harvested in 2009 (Including culls)

0200

2.

Sweet cherries from item 1 sold for: A) Commercial Processing (Price is net grower return at processor door)

For brining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0223

0224

2) For canning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0225

0226

3) For freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0221

0222

4) Other (juice, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0227

0228

Fresh Market: 1) Delivered to packing house or otherwise sold in bulk .

0201

0202

2) Sold retail by you (roadside stands or u-pick) . . . . . . .

0205

0206

3.

A) Other Harvested Fruit Consumed on your farm or given away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0210

B) Harvested fruit not utilized because of decay, shrinkage, cullage, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0211

4.

Unharvested production: Quantity of mature cherries not harvested because of low prices, low yield, shortage of labor, or poor quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0212

5.

Bearing acres of sweet cherries on operation (Acres from which you harvested sweet cherries this year. Include blocks you rent from others, and exclude blocks rented out. Deduct any waste area within blocks.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0213

acres

Please comment on the 2009 crop:

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Respondent Name:

___________________________

Phone:

________________

9910

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Date:

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For office use only

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

1-Comp

5-R-Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr

9902

1-Mail

6-E-mail

9903

0098

0100

2-R

6-Inac-Est

2-Sp

2-Tel

7-Fax

3-Inac

7-Off Hold-Est

3-Acct/Bkpr

3-Face-to-Face

8-CAPI

4-Office Hold

8-Known Zero

4-Partner

4-CATI

19-Other

9-Oth

5-Web

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