No Form Number Confidential Citrus Crop Questionnaire

OMB No. 0581-0189

TEXAS VALLEY CITRUS COMMITTEE
901 Business Park Drive, Suite 400
Mission, Texas 78572
Telephone: (956) 581-2190
Fax: (956) 584-3307
CONFIDENTIAL CITRUS CROP QUESTIONNAIRE
20___ - 20___
1.

Do you still own or manage commercial citrus in the Valley? □ Yes □ No
If yes, in which counties? □ Cameron County □ Hidalgo County □ Willacy County

1a.

If you no longer own citrus, there is no need to complete the rest of the survey, but please return it to
the address above.

2.

How much acreage do you now own or manage?
Total Acres

Ruby Sweet Grapefruit
Rio Star Grapefruit
Early and Mid-Season Oranges
Navels
Valencias
3.
What was your average yield/acre in 20___ - 20___?
Grapefruit
Early and Mid-Season Oranges
Navels
Valencias

Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres

Harvestable Crop
20___ - 20___
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres

Tons/Acre
Tons/Acre
Tons/Acre
Tons/Acre

Total Tons
Total Tons
Total Tons
Total Tons

4.
What do you estimate your tonnage will be in 20___ - 20___?
Ruby Sweet Grapefruit
Total Tons
Rio Star Grapefruit
Total Tons
Early and Mid-Season Oranges
Total Tons
Navels
Total Tons
Valencias
Total Tons
5.

Fruit Quality for 20___ - 20___ (please circle appropriate answer)
Rust Mite
Shape
Melanose
Damage
Grapefruit
good
none
none
fair
moderate
moderate
poor
severe
severe
Early and Mid-Season
good
none
none
Oranges
fair
moderate
moderate
poor
severe
severe
Navels
good
none
none
fair
moderate
moderate
poor
severe
severe

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Scarring
light
average
severe
light
average
severe
light
average
severe

General
Quality
good
average
poor
good
average
poor
good
average
poor

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Valencias

6.

good
fair
poor

none
moderate
severe

none
moderate
severe

light
average
severe

good
average
poor

Fruit size for 20___ - 20___ (please check appropriate answer)
Smaller than
Average

Average

Larger than
Average

Grapefruit
Early and Mid-Season Oranges
Navels
Valencias
7.
How do you hope to market your fruit next season?
Co-op
Cash Buyer
Juice
Gift
Roadside
Other
8.
Do you have plans to put in new acreage within the next 12 months? □ Yes
□No
Ruby Reds
Star Ruby
Grapefruit (acres)
Rays
Henderson
Rio Red
Other
Marrs
Navels
Oranges (acres)
Pineapple
Valencia
Other
9.
What do you think are the most serious problems facing the Texas citrus industry in the
next few years?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Firm: _______________________________________________________________________________
Address: (include City, State, and Zip Code) _____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Phone No. ________________________________
Fax No. _______________________________
Cell Phone No. _______________________________________________________________________
Please return this survey as soon as possible to the Texas Valley Citrus Committee.
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