QID Maine Wild Blueberries (Handler) - ME

Project Code 140			OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 1/31/2010
		MAINE WILD BLUEBERRIES (HANDLER) March 1, 2009					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						Maine Field Office P.O. Box 1444 Concord, NH 03302-1444, Phone 1-800-642-9571 Fax 1-800-754-7607 [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.					We need your help to make the cattle on feed estimates to be released in the March <RELEASE_DATE>, 2009 Cattle on Feed Report as accurate as possible. These estimates are for your use and may assist in planning and adjusting your cattle feeding operations. Your report is needed even though you may not currently have cattle on feed. Please mail your report, which will be kept confidential, in the enclosed envelope. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. Thank you for your cooperation.

			Maine Only
1. TOTAL ACRES of Maine wild blueberries (including non-bearing) on land operated or managed by you in 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			0399		Acres
2. ACRES of Maine wild blueberries harvested from land operated or managed by you in 2008. . . . . . . . .			474		Acres
3. QUANTITY of Maine wild blueberries harvested from (item 2) acres last year 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			+	475	lbs
4. QUANTITY of Maine wild blueberries you purchased directly from growers last year 2008 (exclude purchases from other handlers). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			+	0480	lbs
5. TOTAL QUANTITY of Maine wild blueberries you harvested and/or purchased directly from growers last year (items 3 + 4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			=	501	lbs
6. Of the TOTAL QUANTITY reported in item 5:
a. Total amount sold FRESH MARKET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			0479		lbs
b. Total amount PROCESSED OR TO BE PROCESSED by this operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			0478		lbs
c. Total amount SOLD TO OTHER PROCESSORS/HANDLERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			0481		lbs
(i) Sold to: _________________________________________________________________	Quantity sold:		0601		lbs
(ii) Sold to: _________________________________________________________________	Quantity sold:		0602		lbs
(iii) Sold to: _________________________________________________________________	Quantity sold:		0603		lbs
	Price/Lb
7. Average field PRICE PAID per pound to growers for 2008 crop blueberries purchased for processing (including bonuses, excluding freight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	476	cents/lb
8. Average field PRICE RECEIVED per pound for 2008 crop blueberries sold for fresh market.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	477	cents/lb

Comments on marketing of the 2008 crop are appreciated:

The results of this survey will be available in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts – Annual Report on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov on July 8, 2009.

	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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