QID 060086 Mushroom Grower Inquiry - Specialty Mushrooms

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Project 194 QID 060086			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	MUSHROOM GROWER INQUIRY SPECIALTY MUSHROOMS July 2009						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						Ohio Field Office P.O. Box 686 Bromfield Admin. Bldg. Room 103 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Phone: 1-800-858-8144 Fax: 614-728-2206 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.					At the request of the mushroom industry, the USDA is conducting an annual survey to determine production of mushrooms for the past crop year. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, the information you furnish is confidential and used only in arriving at national totals. Your prompt response in returning the report in the enclosed envelope is appreciated.

INSTRUCTIONS
Report for the Mushroom Houses (Beds) you operate. Include space owned by you as well as leased from others.
Use this form to report only specialty mushrooms. Report for each variety (such as Shiitake, Oysters, and other specialty mushrooms). Report White Button, Crimini, and Portabello varieties on the Agaricus Mushroom Grower Inquiry form.
1. Did you grow Specialty mushrooms (Shiitake, Oysters or other Specialty) anytime during the year July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009?
	Yes, continue
	No, Go to Section 2

SECTION 1: SPECIALTY MUSHROOMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009
1. What was the number of natural wood logs and square feet of other growing area from which specialty mushrooms were harvested during the year July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009?
		Shiitake (Lentinus)	Oysters (Pleurotus)	Other (Specify) ________	Other (Specify) ________
Outdoors	Number	401	402	403	404
a. Number of natural wood logs. .
Under Cover and Indoors	Number	405	406	407	408
b. Number of natural wood logs. .
c. Square feet of growing area used for all other types of production media (include area used for trays, bags, artificial bottles, logs, sawdust, etc. but exclude natural wood logs). . . .	Sq. ft.	409	410	411	412

2. What were the total pounds of specialty mushrooms harvested July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009?
		Shiitake (Lentinus)	Oysters (Pleurotus)	Other (Specify) _______	Other (Specify) _______
	Pounds	413	414	415	416

3. For total specialty mushrooms harvested (Question 2), please report the pounds and value of sales for the following categories. (Report grower value at point of first sale. For firms which grow and process their own mushrooms, value reported should be before processing.)
		Shiitake (Lentinus)	Oysters (Pleurotus)	Other (Specify) ________	Other (Specify) ________
a. Harvested, but not sold (Shrinkage, cullage, dumped, etc.). . . . . . . . . .	Pounds	417	418	419	420
b. Total pounds harvested and sold including mushrooms produced for fresh market and processing. . . . . . . . . . . . .	Pounds	421	422	423	424
c. Value of mushrooms sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	(Whole Dollars)	425	426	427	428
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4. Of the total pounds of Specialty mushrooms sold (Question 3b), how many pounds were grown certified organic?

Pounds

437

4a. How many pounds (Question 4) were sold as certified organic mushrooms?	Pounds	438

SECTION 2: CHANGE IN OPERATOR Complete this section only if you did not grow specialty mushrooms during July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009
1. If change in owner or leasing arrangement:
Date beds were transferred	______________________	Name of firm______________________________________
Operator of beds for remainder of year	_________________________________________________________________________
Address	_________________________________________________________________________
City, State, & Zip Code	_______________________	Telephone No. ________________________

SECTION 3: OTHER
1. Did you produce any mushrooms under any other firm name or with any other person during the year ending June 30, 2009? ________________________________________________	Yes No
a. If YES, please list the names below and check “YES” or “NO” to indicate if they are included in your report:
_______________________________________________________________________	Yes No
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

SECTION 4: PLEASE LIST ANY NEW MUSHROOM GROWERS IN YOUR AREA
Name of firm	_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Operator	_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Address	_______________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, & Zip Code	___________________________________________________	Phone.	____________________________

LIST OF SOME SPECIALTY MUSHROOMS

Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) – Black Mushroom, Oak Mushroom Oyster Mushroom, Trumpet, Hiratake, Mukurojitake, King Oyster, or Shimeji ( Pleurotus species) Enoki (Flammulina velutipes) – Winter Mushroom, Golden Needles, Velvet Stem Nameko (Pholiota nameko) (Kuchneromyces nameko) Maitake (Grifola frondosa) (Polyporus frondosa) – Dancing Mushroom, Hen of the Woods Beech (Hypsizygus Tussulatus) Pom Pom (Huricium Erinaceus) Pioppini-Agrocybe aegerita or cylindracea Blewits-Lepista nuda

Blazei-Agaricus blazei Zhu ling-Grifola umbellata Hon-Shimeji (Lycophyllum species) – “Real Shimeji” Kikurage (Auricularia species) – Wood Ears Shirokikurage ( Tremelia fuciformis) – Snow Fungus, Silver Ear Fukurotake ( Volvariella volvacea) – Paddy Straw Mushroom Morel Butter Mushroom (Pholiata aurivella) Reishi-Ganoderma spp. Turkey Tail – Trametes versicolor Caterpillar mushroom – Cordyceps spp.

COMMENTS:

Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov Yes = 1 after 3:00 pm EDT on August 20, 2009.)

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REPORTED BY: ______________________	TELEPHONE No.: ( ) _____________________	DATE: _______________________________

OFFICE USE

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Response	Respondent	Mode	Enum.	Eval.	Office Use for POID	Optional Use
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