QID 200837 Pmegranate Inquiry - CA

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Project 140 QID 200837 11/04		OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 01/31/2010
	POMEGRANATE INQUIRY 2009 CROP				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812 Phone: 1-800-851-1127 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 E-mail: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address, and zip code, if necessary. Please fax or mail by November 13, 2009 Fax number: 1-888-478-5637			Dear Producer: The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is currently conducting the 2009 Pomegranate Inquiry. The information collected will be used to prepare estimates on 2009 California pomegranate production and crop value. Individual reports are strictly confidential and used only in combination with other reports. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your participation is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible, even if you did not have any production. Please complete and return by November 13 using the enclosed postage-paid return envelope or our toll-free fax number. Please call Jennifer Van Court at 1-800-851­-1127, Ext. 133 with any questions. Thank you for your cooperation.

1. Acres of bearing age pomegranates on your operation this year (2009)		075 .____
2. Acres of pomegranates harvested this year (2009)		076 .____
3. Total quantity harvested this year (2009)	Tons	077
4. Utilization of the 2009 pomegranate crop:
PROCESSING USE
a. Sold for processing	Tons	081
Average price per ton		084 $ .____ ____
FRESH MARKET USE
b. Sold wholesale	Tons	087
c. Sold retail	Tons	090
d. Pick your own	Tons	093
e. TOTAL FOR FRESH MARKET (b + c + d)	Tons	096
Average Price per ton		099 $ .____ ____
OTHER USE
f. Used in farm household	Tons	102
g. Other disposition	Tons	105
TOTAL QUANTITIES UTILIZED (a + e + f + g)	Tons	108
5. Estimated quantity of mature fruit harvested but not sold	Tons	110
6. Estimated quantity of mature fruit not harvested because of low prices, scarce labor, or other economic or weather related production losses	Tons	111

COMMENTS on your 2009 pomegranate crop are welcomed. (Use reverse side if necessary)

The results of this survey will be available in the “Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts,

2009 Preliminary Summary” released in January 2010 on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov.

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

( ) YES – Enter code 1

099

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