QID 133421 Final Macadamia Nut Grower Report

FINAL MACADAMIA NUT GROWER REPORT – CROP YEAR 2012 – 2013

			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires: 6/30/2013 Project Code: 142 QID: 133421 SMetaKey: 3421
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

							Hawaii Field Office 1428 S. King Street Honolulu, HI 96814 Oahu: (808) 973-9588 Other islands: 1 (800) 804-9514 Fax: 808-973-2909 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.
Prices received are an important part of our data series. The purpose of this survey is to obtain these prices directly from macadamia nut growers. If you are not growing macadamia nuts, please check the appropriate box and return this form so we can update our list of growers. 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 0535-0039. 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.

If your operation is known by another name, please enter it here:
Please complete and return this questionnaire in the enclosed self–addressed, postage–paid envelope by June 1, 2013.

Section I Macadamia Nut Screening (Check the situation that applies to you)

1. Have macadamia nuts – check the following, if they apply, and complete Section II

on page 2:

Someone else manages my orchard.

(Please provide the name of manager address, & phone number):

I manage an orchard for someone else.

(Please provide the name of owner(s), address, & phone number):

2. Still farming, but no longer have macadamia nuts. I grow:

3. No longer farming. Please check reason below:
Deceased	Retired
Quit farming	Temporarily not farming
Sold farm	Other:	________________________________________________________________________
If the farm was sold, please list new owner, address, and phone number:

If you have macadamia nuts, please continue on page 2

Section II Macadamia Nut Acreage, Production & Price The questions below refer to macadamia nuts harvested during the 2012 ‑ 2013 crop season. (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013). Please include your estimate for the remaining weeks of June.
4. Total acres of macadamia nuts you operate. (Include land owned, leased, and managed.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	acres	     
5. How many acres did you harvest this season?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	acres	     
6. Gross pounds delivered/sold on a wet‑in‑shell basis. (If are delivered wet‑in‑husk, convert to equivalent wet‑in‑shell pounds.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	pounds	     
7. Deductions for spoilage, wet‑in‑shell basis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	pounds	     
8. Net pounds delivered/sold wet‑in‑shell basis. (Amount should equal item 6 minus item 7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	pounds	     
9. Total dollars received or expect to receive after final payment . . . . . . . . . . . .	dollars	     
OR
10. Average price received for the crop net wet‑in‑shell basis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	cents/lb.	     

11. If applicable, please identify the primary district in which your farm/ranch is located by checking () the appropriate box.
Hawaii County		Honolulu County	Kauai County		Maui County
Puna (110) South Hilo (120) North Hilo (130) Hamakua (140) North Kohala (150) South Kohala (160) North Kona (170) South Kona (180) Ka`u (190)		Honolulu (610) Koolaupoko (640) Koolauloa (650) Waialua (660) Wahiawa (670) Waianae (680) Ewa (690)	Waimea (210) Koloa (220) Lihue (230) Kawaihau (240) Hanalei (250)		Hana (310) Makawao (320) Wailuku (330) Lahaina (340) Molokai (350) Kalawao (360)
Other area not listed:				LOC:

Comments (weather, pests, crop or market conditions, etc.):

SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date,

go to http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/

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

1 Yes 3 No

0099

Name:				9910 Date:
Position:	Operator, Partner, Manager	Accountant/Bookkeeper
	Spouse	Other:	_____________________________________________________
Mailing address:				Phone:
e-mail address:				Fax number:

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/NOD Use

0407

0408

9906

9916

S/E Name