QID 000520 Maple Syrup Inquiry

MAPLE SYRUP INQUIRY - April 2013
			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires: 6/30/2013 Project Code: 192 QID: QID 000520 SMetaKey: 2029
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						U.S Department of Agriculture National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-888-424-7828 Fax: 1-855-515-1328 E-mail: [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 3 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. A postage paid return envelope is enclosed for your convenience. A prompt reply will ensure that your report will be included in our summary.
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1. Were ANY taps set for collecting maple sap on this operation in 2012 or 2013?

(Include taps set on trees owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free.)

1YES – (Go to Item 2)	3NO – 1a. Do you intend to set any taps in the future?
↓	↓	OFFICE USE

1Yes 3No 2Don't Know (Go to Survey Results on page 4)

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2012 and 2013 Production Data
		Taps	Last Year – 2012					This Year – 2013
2.	How many taps were set for collecting maple sap on trees owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free in 2012 and 2013? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		004					003
		Gallons
			Last Year – 2012				This Year – 2013
3.	How many gallons of syrup were produced at your sugarhouse in 2012 and 2013? (Include syrup produced by this operation from sap purchased from others.) If none, go to item 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		002				001
				Gallons	Sugar Content Percentage
4.	How much sap was required to produce one gallon of syrup in 2013?			009	OR	600			___ ___.___

5.

a.

What was the first date sap was collected for the 2013 season on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

012 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ 13

b.

What was the last date sap was collected for the 2013 season on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

013 MM DD YY Date __ __ __ __ 13

6. Which of the following terms best describes the 2013 season’s sap flow conditions and syrup color? (Check only one box for each item below.)

a.

Seasonal Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

014

1 2 3

Too Warm For Sap Flow Favorable For Sap Flow Too Cold For Sap Flow

b.

Syrup Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

017

1 2 3

Dark Medium Light

7. Please enter any comments about weather conditions, quality, etc., during the 2013 season.      

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2012 Sales Data – (Include only syrup produced by this operation. Exclude syrup purchased for resale.)
8. Did this operation sell any 2012 crop production as RETAIL? 1YES – (Continue) 3NO – (Go to item 9)
a. Of the 2012 crop production, please provide the size, number, and average price of all RETAIL containers sold:
RETAIL 2012 CROP
Container Size		Number of Containers Sold (2012 crop)	Average Price per Container (2012 crop)		Container Size in Milliliters
Gallon		319	105	$ __ __ . __ __
Half Gallon		106	107	$ __ __ . __ __
Quart		108	109	$ __ __ . __ __
Pint		110	111	$ __ __ . __ __
Half–Pint		201	202	$ __ __ . __ __
3.4 oz (100 ml)		315	316	$ __ __ . __ __
8.5 oz (250 ml)		331	332	$ __ __ . __ __
12 oz (355 ml)		355	320	$ __ __ . __ __
Other Sizes	____________	343	344	$ __ __ . __ __	356	________ml
Other Sizes	____________	347	348	$ __ __ . __ __	357	________ml
Other Sizes	___________	351	352	$ __ __ . __ __	358	________ml

9. Did this operation sell any 2012 crop production as WHOLESALE? 1 YES – (Continue) 3NO – (Go to item 10)
a. Of the 2012 crop production, please provide the size, number, and average price of all WHOLESALE containers sold:
WHOLESALE 2012 CROP
Container Size		Number of Containers Sold (2012 crop)		Average Price per Container (2012 crop)				Container Size in Milliliters
Gallon		203		204		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Half Gallon		205		206		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Quart		207		208		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Pint		209		210		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Half-Pint		301		302		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
3.4 oz (100 ml)		317		318		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
8.5 oz (250 ml)		333		334		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
12 oz (355 ml)		321		322		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Other Sizes	___________		345		346		$ ___ ___. ___ ___		359		_________ml
Other Sizes	___________		349		350		$ ___ ___. ___ ___		360		_________ml
Other Sizes	___________		353		354		$ ___ ___. ___ ___		361		_________ml

10. Did this operation sell any 2012 crop production as BULK WHOLESALE? 1Yes (Continue) 3No (Go to item 11)
a. Of the 2012 crop production, please provide the number of pounds sold and the average price per pound sold as BULK WHOLESALE by grade:
BULK WHOLESALE 2012 CROP
Grade & Color	Bulk Wholesale Pounds Sold (2012 crop)	Average Price per Pound (2012 crop)
Grade A Light Amber	303	304	$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Grade A Medium Amber	305	306	$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Grade A Dark Amber	307	308	$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Grade B and/or C (commercial grade)	309	310	$ ___ ___. ___ ___

11. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/results Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? . . . . .	1 Yes 3No	099

Respondent Name:______________________________

9911 Phone: ( )_______________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

Office Use Only

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

R. Unit

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

921

789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use

Price 007

407

408

9906

9916

S/E Name