QID Annual Ginger Root Grower Inquiry

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USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field Office

1428 South King St. Honolulu, HI 96814-2512

(808) 973-9588 / FAX (808) 973-2909

Toll Free (800) 804-9514

NNUAL GINGER ROOT GROWER INQUIRY

			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires: 6/30/2013 Project Code: xxx QID: xxxxxx SMetaKey: xxxx
				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 0535-0039. 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.

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1. Did you grow or sell any ginger root at any time during 2011-2012?

₁ Yes – Continue ₃ No – Go to Survey Results

SECTION A. 2011 – 2012 Crop Season (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012)
Acreage
1. How many acres did you harvest through May 31, 2012?	+	.	acres
2. How many additional acres are you expecting to harvest between June 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012?	+	.	acres
3. How many acres did you, or are expecting to abandon due to disease?	+	.	acres
4. TOTAL ACRES HARVESTED and ABANDONED. (sum of 1, 2, and 3)	=	.	acres
Production
5. How many pounds of ginger root did you harvest through May 31, 2012?			Pounds
6. How many additional pounds of ginger root are you expecting to harvest between June 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012?			Pounds
7. What was the average farm price of the ginger root you sold?		.	cents/lb.

8. Please provide comments about your 2011 – 2012 crop (weather, disease, insect, prices, etc.):

(OVER) SECTION B. 2012 – 2013 Crop Season (October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013)
Acreage
1. How many acres did you plant through May 31, 2012?	+	.	acres
2. How many additional acres are you expecting to plant between June 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012?	+	.	acres
3. TOTAL ACRES PLANTED for 2012 - 2013 SEASON. (sum of 1 and 2)	=	.	acres

Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date go to http://www.nass.usda.gov/results
W ould you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? 1 Yes 3 No This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.	099

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

OFFICE USE ONLY
	Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.	Change 785		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	098	100	785		789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
								R. Unit			Optional Use
								921			407	408		9906	9916
	S/E Name