QID 000620 36 Berry Inquiry - NY

Project 140 QID000620 36		OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	BERRY INQUIRY 2009 Crop			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
			New York Field Office 10B Airline Drive Albany, NY 12235-1004 Phone: 1-800-821-1276 Fax: 1-800-591-3834 Email: [email protected]

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September 2009

The information requested in this survey is needed to report on the quantity harvested and utilized from the 2009 berry crop. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible.

Please complete and return this report in the enclosed envelope which does not need a stamp. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thanks very much for your cooperation.

PLEASE REPORT FOR THE BERRY CROP GROWN ON THE FARM(S) YOU OPERATED IN 2009

	Strawberries	Blueberries	Red Raspberries
Acres of bearing age in 2009 Whole acres	400	200	300
Acres harvested in 2009 Whole acres	401	201	301
Total quantity harvested Pounds	402	202	302

Of this (Item 3) amount, how much was:	Pounds Handled	Average Price Cents/lb.	Pounds Handled	Average Price Cents/lb.	Pounds Handled	Average Price Cents/lb.
a. Sold for commercial processing	403	404	203	204	303	304
b. Sold for fresh market (Include wholesale, retail, pick your own and used on farm or given away)	405	406	205	206	305	306
c. Harvested, but not sold Pounds	407		207		307

Not harvested because of weather, low prices, labor shortages, etc. Pounds

408

208

308

6. Would you like to receive a copy of the results of this survey in the mail?

(The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/)

COMMENTS about this year's berry crops will be appreciated: [Use reverse side]

Respondent Name: _____________________________

Phone: _________________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ 09

	For office use only
	Response			Respondent		Mode			Enum.	Eval.
	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
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