QID 123371 Asparagus Grower Inquiry - Aug.

ASPARAGUS GROWER INQUIRY– August 2013

			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 3/31/2013 Project Code: 137 QID: 123371 SMetaKey: 3371
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

							National Agricultural Statistics Service U.S. Department of Agriculture NOC Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-888-424-7828 FAX: 314-595-9990 [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary. Information requested in this survey is used to prepare estimates of selected agricultural commodities. Under Title 7 of the U.S. Code and CIPSEA (Public Law 107-347), facts about your operation are kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes in combination with similar reports from other producers. Response is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0037. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

REPORT FOR THE ACRES YOU OPERATE OR MANAGE		Code
1. Did this operation have any asparagus acreage this year (2013)?		3500
1Yes – Continue	3 No – Go to item 9

	Acres
2. How many total acres of asparagus were on this operation this year (2013)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3501	. ____
3. Of these (item 2) acres, how many acres were or will be harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3502	. ____

	Pounds
4. What was the total production for the 2013 asparagus crop? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3503

or

	Pounds per Acre
5. What was the average yield per acre for the 2013 asparagus crop? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3504

or
6. If production is not in pounds, what was the quantity of units, type of unit, and weight per unit for the 2013 asparagus crop production?

	Quantity		Unit (bunches, crates, etc.)			Pounds per Unit
								OFFICE USE

Total Production:	3510					3512	.___ lbs.		3505
or
									OFFICE USE
Yield per Acre:	3515					3517	.___ lbs.		3506

		Code
7. Has harvest been completed? 1Yes 3 No	No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3507

8. What was the quantity sold and average price or total dollars received for the 2013 asparagus crop,

by utilization?

	Quantity Sold	Unit (Lbs. bunches, crates, etc.)			Weight of unit if not reported in pounds	Average Price (Dollars per Unit)		OR	Total Dollars Received
											OFFICE USE
a. Fresh Market	3550				3551	3552			3553		3570
			____________		.___ lbs.	$	. __ __		$
b. Processing	3560				3561	3562			3563		3571
			____________		.___ lbs.	$	. __ __		$

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

R. Unit

Change

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

0921

0785

0789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional/NOC Use

0407

0408

9906

9916

S/E Name

9. Will any asparagus be grown on this operation in the future?		Code
1Yes 2 Don’t now	3No	xxxx

10. COMMENTS about the 2013 Asparagus Crop in your locality:

SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to http://www.nass.usda.gov/results

Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date?. . . . . .

1 Yes 3 No

0099

Respondent Name: _______________________________	9911			9910 MM DD YY
	Phone: (____)	_____________________		Date: __ __ __ __ __ __