QID 060117 Pistachio Production and Price Inquiry

PISTACHIO PRODUCTION AND PRICE INQUIRY - December 2012
							OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires: 6/30/2013 Project Code: 172 QID: 060117 SMetakey: 1306
								NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
							California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812 Phone: 1-800-851-1127 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 Email: [email protected]
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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 number is 0535-0039 . The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 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.

A. Report the average price for nuts delivered to the packinghouse or receiving station.
Include ● Bonus payments for quality ● Hauling allowances ● Assessments	Exclude ● Commissions and wages paid for acquisition ● Purchases from other handlers
B. When reporting Marketable Shelling Stock, if in-shell weight is unknown, use 2.0 X nut meat weight.

	2011 Crop			2012 Crop
	Quantity Purchased (Pounds)	Average Price Per Pound At Processing Plant Door ($/Pound)		Quantity Purchased (Pounds)	Average Price Per Pound At Processing Plant Door ($/Pound)
1. Total Marketable In-shell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     	     
2. Total marketable shelling stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     	     
3. Total crop processed. (Item 1 + Item 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     	     
	2011 Crop			2012 Crop
	Shelling Ratio	Pounds of Nut Meat		Shelling Ratio		Pounds of Nut Meat
4. Shelling Ratio OR Pounds of Nut Meat (Refers to quantity in Item 1). . . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     		     
5. Are these the final prices for the 2012 crop year?			Check one: YES NO
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

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