QID 060127 Annual Coffee Grower Survey - HI

Annual Coffee

Grower Survey

2009/2010 Season

Form Approved:

O.M.B. Number 535-0039

Approval Expires 1/31/10

Project Code: 240

Form Revised 08/09

QID 060127

Hawaii Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Development Division

1428 South King Street

Honolulu, HI 96814-2512

Fax: (808) 973-2909

Telephone: (808) 973-9588

Toll Free: (800) 804-9514

National Agricultural Statistics Service

USDA, Hawaii Field Office

Please make any corrections to your name and address.

We are asking for your cooperation in providing information about your coffee operation. Your response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your cooperation is needed to help us accurately estimate for this important sector of Hawaii’s agriculture. Federal law ensures that your individual information will remain strictly confidential. Please complete and return this questionnaire by the indicated due date in the envelope provided which requires no postage. Someone from our office may be in contact with you. Thank you very much for your cooperation. If you have any questions about his questionnaire or the survey, please call our office on Oahu at 973-9588 or toll-free at 1 (800) 804-9514.

Please complete and return this questionnaire by Friday, October 19^th

1. Did you grow or sell any coffee at any time during 2009?

G YES - continue on next page

G NO - Are you currently involved with any other agricultural activities?

G NO - continue on back with ‘Comments’ section

G YES - please specify the other agricultural activities you are involved with?

Crop Season: July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer the questions below as they relate to the 2009/2010 coffee season. If you do not know the exact amounts, please make your best estimate. Thank you.

PART I: ACREAGE

		Acres
	=	xxx
1. What is the TOTAL ACRES of coffee on your farm operation?		.
(note: the amount reported in item 1 should equal the sum of item 2 and 3 below)
2. Of the total acres of coffee you reported above in item 1,	+	xxx
how many of those acres were BEARING ACRES?		.
3. Of the total acres of coffee you reported above in item 1,	+	xxx
how many of those acres were NON-BEARING ACRES?		.
(note: the amount reported in item 3 should equal the sum of item 3a and 3b below.)
3a. Of the non-bearing acres reported above in item 3,		xxx
how many of those acres were of trees that were of bearing age?		.
3b. Of the non-bearing acres reported above in item 3,		xxx
how many of those acres were of trees that were of non-bearing age?		.
4. How many NEW ACRES of coffee did you plant,		xxx
since October 1, 2008?		.

PART II: PRODUCTION

		Pounds
5. How many pounds of CHERRY coffee have you	+	xxx
already harvested this season?
6. What is the estimated pounds of CHERRY coffee you expect	+	xxx
to harvest during the remained of the 2009/2010 coffee season?
7. What is the TOTAL POUNDS of CHERRY coffee you expect to	=	xxx
harvest during the 2009/2010 coffee season?
(note: the amount reported in item 7 should equal the sum of item 5 and 6 above.)

Enumerator / Field Staff
Completion Code
xxx	1 = Has
	2 = Don’t Know
R	3 = Valid Zero

PART III: LABOR WORK FORCE

INSTRUCTIONS: Please indicate the peak number of paid workers you would have on your farm on any one day during the year.

	Number
8. What was (will be) the largest number of hired agricultural workers	xxx
on this operation’s payroll on any one day during 2009?
9. What was (will be) the largest number of contract workers this	xxx
operation will have retained on any one day during 2009?

PART IV: FARM LOCATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Please identify the district in which your coffee farm is located, by checking () the appropriate box. If you have coffee fields located in more than one district, please indicate by numbering (1, 2, 3, etc.) each district, with 1 being your primary location.

10. Where is your coffee farm located?

Hawaii County
Kona District		Other Districts outside of Kona
G	(170) – North Kona	G	(110) – Puna	G	(150) – North Kohala
G	(180) – South Kona	G	(120) – South Hilo	G	(160) – South Kohala
		G	(130) – North Hilo	G	(190) – Ka’u
		G	(140) – Hamakua
Honolulu County		Kauai County		Maui County
G	(610) – Honolulu	G	(210) – Waimea	G	(310) – Hana
G	(640) – Koolaupoko	G	(220) – Koloa	G	(320) – Makawao
G	(650) – Koolauloa	G	(230) – Lihue	G	(330) – Wailuku
G	(660) – Waialua	G	(240) – Kawaihau	G	(340) – Lahaina (Lanai)
G	(670) – Wahiawa	G	(250) – Hanalei	G	(350) – Molokai
G	(680) – Waianae			G	(360) - Kalawao
G	(690) - Ewa
						xxx
	If you are not sure in which district your coffee farm is located,
	please indicate the area where your farm can be found.

PART V: COMMENTS

Comments: Please provide any comments concerning the 2009-2010 crop

Thank you very much for your cooperation!

Please return your completed report in the enclosed postage paid envelope.

Person completing this report - Please print
Name		Date
Position or relationship the respondent has with this operation
Telephone	Location of farm (district name)

Respondent Code			Response Code			Mode Code			Enum ID
9901	1 = Oper/Mgr		9902	4 = O H		9903	2 = T		098
	2 = Spouse			5 = E R			3 = F-to-F
	3 = Acct			6 = E I			6 = email
	4 = Partner		1 = C	7 = E O H		1 = M	7 = Fax		Eval
5 = Other			2 = R	8 = K Z		9 = Other			100
(specify)			3 = I			(specify)

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 control number for this information collection is 0535-0039. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 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.