050054 Tobacco Price Survey - KY

Project 172 QID 050054				OMB No. 0535-0003 Approval Expires 12/31/2009
	TOBACCO PRICE SURVEY November 2009						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Kentucky Field Office 645 W Broadway Room 645 Louisville, KY 40201 Phone: 1-800-928-5277 Fax: 1-502-582-5114 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.			Dear Tobacco Grower: The final estimated value of the 2009 tobacco crop will be published in May. We are asking for your assistance in supplying information on the volume sold and average price received. Please give this inquiry your prompt attention. Comments on quality, yield and price will be greatly appreciated. Enclosed is a return postage paid envelope. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your cooperation is appreciated. Your report will be kept confidential.

2009 TOBACCO CROP

Report all tobacco sold under contract and any sold at the Kentucky auctions.

			QUANTITY SOLD Pounds	TOTAL RECEIVED Dollars	OR		AVERAGE PRICE Received ($/LB)
1. BURLEY - Type (all grades)			1000	1010		1020
a. SOLD under contract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				$		$__.__ __
b. SOLD at auction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			1100	1110 $		1120 $__.__ __
2. DARK FIRE CURED TOBACCO (all grades)			1200	1210		1220
a. SOLD under contract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				$		$__.__ __
b. SOLD at auction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			1300	1310 $		1320 $__.__ __
3. DARK AIR CURED TOBACCO (all grades)			1400	1410		1420
a. SOLD under contract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				$		$__.__ __
b. SOLD at auction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			1500	1510 $		1520 $__.__ __
4. Would you like to receive a 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)
1 Yes=1 3 No=3								099

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Respondent Name: _______________________________	Phone: ___________________________	9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.	Office Use for POID
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	0098	0100	0789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
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