QID Annual Taro Grower Inquiry

ANNUAL TARO 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 taro at any time during 2013?

₁ Yes – Continue ₃ No – Go to Survey Results

Check the box next to the type of taro you grew in 2013. Provide your best estimate of acres harvested, production (pounds), and the price (cents per pound) you received for the taro you sold in 2013. Please make your best estimate of any remaining acreage and production that will be harvest in 2013. If your records are incomplete or unavailable, please provide us with your best estimate. Thank you.

Wetland Taro	Any taro grown under flooded conditions in natural or man-made paddies that are often referred to as lo’i.
Taro grown for:	Total acres as of Oct. 1st	Acres harvested	Production (pounds)	Farm price (cents per pound)
Poi	.	.		.
Fresh	.	.		.
Leaves	.	.		.
Other use:	.	.		.
Other use:	.	.		.
Other use:	.	.		.

Dryland Taro	Any taro that is not grown under flooded conditions. These taro plants would depend on natural rainfall or irrigation water.
Taro grown for:	Total acres as of Oct. 1st	Acres harvested	Production (pounds)	Farm price (cents per pound)
Chips	.	.		.
Fresh	.	.		.
Leaves	.	.		.
Other use:	.	.		.
Other use:	.	.		.
Other use:	.	.		.

Comments: Please provide any comments concerning weather conditions, disease problems, pest problems, market trends, farm prices, etc. that affected your operation during the past year.

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

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	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