QID 123372 Onion Grower Inquiry - Aug.

ONION GROWER INQUIRY ‑ AUGUST 2013

			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 3/31/2013 Project Code: 137 QID: 123372 SMetaKey: 3372
				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 – Exclude Green Onions
Section 1 – Operation
1. Did this operation have any onion acreage this year (2013)?		Code
1 Yes – Go to Section 2	3 No – Go to Section 5	xxxx

Section 2 – Spring Onions (Onions harvested March through mid-June)
Did this operation plant any onions for spring season harvest this year (2013)?		Code
1 Yes – Continue	3 No – Go to Section 3	4500

Acres

2. How many acres of spring season onions were planted this year (2013)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4501	. ____
3. Of these (item 2) acres planted, how many acres were harvested this year (2013)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4502	. ____

			Pounds
	4. What was the total production for the 2013 spring season onion crop? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		4503
	or		Pounds per Acre
	5. What was the average yield per acre for the 2013 spring season onion crop? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		4504

or

6. If production is not in pounds, what was the quantity of units, type of unit, and weight per unit

for the 2013 spring season onion crop production?

	Quantity	Unit (bags, sacks, etc.)			Pounds per Unit
								OFFICE USE
Total Production:	4510				4512	lbs		4505
or								OFFICE USE
Yield per Acre:	4515				4517	lbs		4506

7. What was the quantity sold and average price or total dollars received for the 2013 spring season onion crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, bags, sacks, etc.)		Weight of Unit if Not Reported in Pounds	Average Price (Dollars per Unit)	OR	Total Dollars Received
										OFFICE USE
a. Fresh Market	xxxx				xxxx lbs	xxxx $ .__ __		xxxx $		xxxx
b. Processing	xxxx				xxxx lbs	xxxx $ .__ __		xxxx $		xxxx

Section 3 – Summer Storage Onions (Onions harvested mid-June through October)

1. Did this operation plant any storage onions for summer season harvest this year (2013)?		Code
1 Yes – Continue	3 No – Go to Item 7	4600

	Acres
2. How many acres of summer season storage onions were planted this year (2013)?. . . . . . . . . . . . .	4601	. ____
3. Of these (item 2) acres planted, how many acres were or will be harvested this year (2013)?. . . . .	4602	. ____

Pounds

4. What is the expected total production for the 2013 summer season storage onion crop? . . . . . . . .

4603

or

Pounds Per Acre

5. What is the expected average yield per acre for the 2013 summer season storage onion crop? . . .

4604

or

6. If production is not in pounds, what is the expected quantity of units, type of unit, and weight per unit or the 2013 summer season storage onion crop production?

Quantity

Unit (bags, sacks,etc.)

Pounds per Unit

OFFICE USE

Total Production:

4610

4612

lbs

4605

or

OFFICE USE

Yield per Acre:

4615

4617

lbs

4606

	Pounds
7. What was the total production from last year’s 2012 summer season storage onion crop? [If zero, go to Section 4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4608
	Percent
8. What percent of the total 2012 summer season storage onion crop production was lost in grading (culls), shrinkage (moisture loss), decay, and sprouting?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4609

9. What was the quantity sold and average price or total dollars received for the 2012 summer season storage onion crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, bags, sacks, etc.)		Weight of Unit if Not Reported in Pounds	Average Price (Dollars per Unit)	OR	Total Dollars Received
										OFFICE USE
a. Fresh Market	xxxx				xxxx lbs	xxxx $ .__ __		xxxx $		xxxx
b. Processing	xxxx				xxxx lbs	xxxx $ .__ __		xxxx $		xxxx

Section 4 – Summer Non-Storage Onions (Onions harvested mid-June through October)
		Code
1. Did this operation plant any non-storage onions for summer season harvest this year (2013)?		4700
1 Yes – Continue	3 No – Go to Section 5

	Acres
2. How many acres of summer season non-storage onions were planted this year (2013)?. . . . . . . . . . .	4701	. ____
3. Of these (item 2) acres planted, how many acres were or will be harvested this year (2013)?. . . . . . .	4702	. ____

	Pounds
4. What is the expected total production for the 2013 summer season non-storage onion crop?. . . . . .	4703

or		Pounds per Acre
5. What is the expected average yield per acre for the 2013 summer season non-storage onion crop?		4704
or
6. If production is not in pounds, what is the expected quantity of units, type of unit, and weight per unit for the 2013 summer season non-storage onion crop production?

	Quantity		Unit (bags, sacks,etc.)		Pounds per Unit
								OFFICE USE
Total Production:	4710				4712	lbs		4705
or								OFFICE USE
Yield per Acre:	4715				4717	lbs		4706

7. What is the expected quantity sold and average price or total dollars received for the 2013 summer season non‑storage onion crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, bags, sacks, etc.)		Weight of Unit if Not Reported in Pounds	Average Price (Dollars per Unit)	OR	Total Dollars Received
										OFFICE USE
a. Fresh Market	4760				4761  lbs	4762  $ .__ __		4763  $		4764
b. Processing	4770				4771  lbs	4772  $ .__ __		4773  $		4774

		Code
8. Has the total 2013 summer season non-storage onion crop been marketed?	1Yes 3No	xxxx

Section 5 – Conclusion

1. Will any onions be grown on this operation in the future?			Code
1Yes 2 Don’t now		3No	xxxx
2. COMMENTS about the 2013 Spring and Summer Season Onion Crops 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?. . . . . . . . .

1Yes 3No

0099

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

Respondent Name:

9911 Phone: ( )

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __