QID 133501 Vegetable Grower Inquiry - Nov

VEGETABLE GROWER INQUIRY – November 2013

			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 3/31/2013 Project Code: 139 QID: 133501 SMetaKey: 3501
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1. Did this operation grow any vegetable crops this year (2013)?			Code
	1Yes – Continue	3 No – Go to Survey Results on page 3	xxxx

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Report for all land operated, including land rented from others.

• Report for all seasons (winter, spring, summer, and fall) during 2013.

• Fresh Market Price – Total dollars received or average price per unit sold should reflect an F.O.B. shipping point price, or equivalent, for all grades and qualities sold for fresh market. The F.O.B. shipping point is a point of first sale. Equivalent points of first sale include farm, roadside, farmer’s market, grower auction, and U‑pick sales. Sales at wholesale terminal markets must be adjusted for freight, brokerage, and commission charge paid by the grower.

• Processing Price – Total dollars received or average price per unit sold should reflect all payments to growers plus the costs of materials and services provided by processors to get the raw commodity to the plant receiving door.

• Exclude greenhouse production.

2. Fresh Market Vegetable Crops

For the following crops, please report vegetables grown and produced for fresh market use only:

Crop	ACRES PLANTED This Year 2013	ACRES HARVESTED This Year 2013	QUANTITY of 2013 Crop HARVESTED and SOLD	UNIT (Lbs., CWT, Tons, Boxes, Bushels, Crates, etc.)	WEIGHT of UNIT if not Lbs., CWT, or Tons	AVERAGE PRICE RECEIVED Dollars Per Unit	OR	TOTAL DOLLARS RECEIVED
Beans, Snap	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Cabbage	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Cantaloupes	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Carrots	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Corn, Sweet	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Cucumbers	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Honeydews	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Lettuce, Head	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Lettuce, Leaf	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Lettuce, Romaine	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Spinach	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Tomatoes	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Watermelons	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $

3. Dual Use Vegetable Crops

For the following crops, please report total acres planted and harvested for all purposes. Report quantity harvested and sales by fresh market and processing utilizations:

Crop	ACRES PLANTED This Year 2013	ACRES HARVESTED This Year 2013	QUANTITY of 2013 Crop HARVESTED and SOLD	UNIT (Lbs., CWT, Tons, Boxes, Bushels, Crates, etc.)	WEIGHT of UNIT if not Lbs., CWT, or Tons	AVERAGE PRICE RECEIVED Dollars Per Unit	OR	TOTAL DOLLARS RECEIVED
Artichokes	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Broccoli	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Cauliflower	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Celery	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Garlic	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Peppers, Bell	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Peppers, Chile	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Pumpkins	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Squash	xxx . __	xxx . __
Fresh Market			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Processing			xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $

4. If vegetables for processing were reported in the table above, please list the names of the processing firms this operation contracted with in 2013:

5. Processed Vegetable Crops

For the following crops, please report vegetables grown and produced for processing only:

Crop	ACRES PLANTED This Year 2013	ACRES HARVESTED This Year 2013	QUANTITY of 2013 Crop HARVESTED and SOLD	UNIT (Lbs., CWT, Tons, Boxes, Bushels, Crates, etc.)	WEIGHT of UNIT if not Lbs., CWT, or Tons	AVERAGE PRICE RECEIVED Dollars Per Unit	OR	TOTAL DOLLARS RECEIVED
Beans, Lima	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Beans, Snap	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Carrots	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Corn, Sweet	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Cucumbers for Pickles	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Peas, Green	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Spinach	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $
Tomatoes	xxx . __	xxx . __	xxx		xxx . __ lbs	xxx $ . __ __		xxx $

6. If vegetables for processing were reported in the table above, please list the names of the processing firms this operation contracted with in 2013:

7. COMMENTS about vegetable crops in your locality are appreciated:

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