QID 060112 Hazelnut Growers Disposition Inquiry

Project 142 QID 060112			OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 1/31/10
	Hazelnut Growers Disposition Inquiry 2009 Crop					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Oregon Field Office 1220 S.W. 3rd Ave. Room 1735 Portland, OR 97204, Phone 503-326-2131, Fax 503-326-2549 [email protected]
				Please help us determine the final disposition of the 2009 hazelnut crop. Be sure to include sales of all types. Response is voluntary and not required by law; however, your cooperation is needed to provide accurate hazelnut estimates. Your report will be kept confidential and used only in combination with other reports for State totals. Please use the enclosed envelope to return your report. Thank you for your help.
Please make corrections to name, address, and Zip Code if necessary. ***Please return by May 19***

REPORT FOR THE ORCHARD(S) YOU OPERATE

For items 1 through 3, please report quantities in pounds of dry, unshelled, merchantable hazelnuts.

Note: Merchantable weight may also be called “final pay weight”. It is the gross dry weight minus defects.

1. How many pounds of merchantable hazelnuts were harvested from your orchard(s) in 2009? … (001) ______________lbs.

	Quantity	Average price received
2. Of the quantity harvested (item 1), how much was:	Pounds	Dollars/Pound
Sold and delivered unshelled to independent packers, co-ops, or commercial shellers? …………………………………………………………………...	002	008
b. Sold unshelled to local stores, farmers markets, roadside stands, etc.? …………….	003	009
c. Shelled or to be shelled on your farm for sale as meats? ……………………………..	004
d. Stored on your farm to be sold in the shell? …………………………………………….	005
e. Used at home or given away? ……………………………………………………………	006

3. How many estimated pounds of hazelnuts were left unharvested in your orchard(s) in 2009……… (007) __________lbs.

4. a. In the past 12 months, how many hazelnut trees of bearing age have been removed

from your orchards? ………………………………………………………………………………….. (010) __________trees

Approximate year the removed trees were initially planted ……………………………………… (011)___________

b. In the past 12 months, how many hazelnut trees have been planted in your orchards? ……. (012) __________trees

Comments on the 2009 hazelnuts crop:

Reported by: ________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0039. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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