QID 123433 Onion Grower Inquiry - Nov.

ONION GROWER INQUIRY – November 2013

			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 3/31/2013 Project Code: 137 QID: 123433 SMetaKey: 3433
				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 – 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
1Yes – Continue 3No – Go to Section 2	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 of unit for 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
7. What percent of the total 2013 summer season storage onion crop production is expected to be lost in grading (culls), shrinkage (moisture loss), decay, and sprouting?										Percent
										4607

8. What is the expected quantity sold and average price or total dollars received for the 2013 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	4660				4661	lbs	4662				4663			4664
							$		.__ __		$
b. Processing	4670				4671	lbs	4672				4673			4674
							$		.__ __		$
														Code
9. Has the total 2013 summer season storage onion crop been marketed?								1Yes 3No						4620

Section 2 – Summer Non–Storage Onions (Onions harvested mid–June through October)

1. Did this operation plant any non–storage onions for summer season harvest this year (2013)?	Code
1Yes – Continue 3No – Go to Section 3	4700

	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
							$	.__ __		$

Section 3 – 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 Summer Season Onion 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?. . . . . . . . .

Yes = 1 No = 3

099

Respondent Name:	9911	9910 MM DD YY
	Phone:	Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

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