Project Code 134  QID 200505		OMB No. 0535-0039    Approval Expires 1/31/2010	
	OREGON APPLE PRICE INQUIRY
2008 Crop		 NATIONAL
 AGRICULTURAL
 STATISTICS
 SERVICE	
			Oregon Field Office
1220 S.W. 3rd Ave.Room 1735
Portland,  OR  97204
Phone: 503-326-2131 
Fax: 1-800-731-7011 
Email: nass-or@nass.usda.gov	
		
The following price inquiry is an annual request for information on apple prices and certain specified costs of marketing.  If some 2008 crop fruit has not yet been sold, we would appreciate your best estimate for the season with appropriate allowance for sales yet to be completed. This information will be used in preparing the final season estimates for the 2008 crop.  Survey results will be available July 8th at http://www.nass.usda.gov.

Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law.  However, your report will be kept confidential and used only in computing State averages. Thank you for your cooperation.	
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

***Please return by May 18***		

1.	Apples for FRESH MARKET, 2008 crop.	
	
Average returns per box to growers for all grades and sizes packed	
1	2	3	4	5	6	
Apple Variety	Fruit sold for fresh market	Average net weight per packed box	Average FOB price per packed box 	All costs per packed box from packing house door to FOB 
(Include administration, selling, advertising, inspection, warehousing, storage, packing and packing materials.)	Equivalent packing house door return per packed box
(column 4 – column 5)	
	BOXES	POUNDS	DOLLARS	DOLLARS	DOLLARS	

						

						

						
2.	Apples for PROCESSING, 2008 crop.	
			
	Quantity sold for processing	Average return to grower at packing house door	
Apples for --	TONS	DOLLARS PER TON	
a.	canning, including sauce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 			
b.	juice, cider or vinegar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 			
c.	other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 			

Respondent Name:________________________________	Phone:_____________________________	9910            MM        DD        YY	
		Date:        __ __    __ __    __ __	
	
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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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE            Cooperating with        OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE