QID 060098 Growers Hop Stocks Report - March

GROWERS HOP STOCKS REPORT - March 1, 2015

			OMB No. 0535-0007 Approval Expires: 1/31/2016 Project Code: 715 QID: 060098 SMetaKey: 1250
				United States Department of Agriculture
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						USDA/NASS - Idaho Northwest Region PO Box 609 Olympia, WA 98507-0609 Phone: 1-800-435-5883 Fax: 1-855-270-2721 E-mail: [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP code, if necessary.

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107–347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents. By law, every employee and agent has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation.  Response is voluntary. However, your cooperation in furnishing an inventory of your holdings of hops on March 1, will be greatly appreciated. A report will be issued showing stocks in hands of growers, dealers and brewers. Only U.S. totals will be published.

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 is 0535-0007. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 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.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Item 1a:	Report as “STORED ON YOUR FARM” only domestic hops to which you actually hold title, and which are stored on your farm.
Item 1b:	Report as “WAREHOUSE STOCKS” all domestic hops which you OWN and have in country or terminal warehouses. Include any hops which you have contracted to sell but to which you still retain title.
Item 1c:	Report as stocks “IN TRANSIT” all domestic hops being shipped to brewers or dealers to which you still retain title during period of transit.
HOP STOCKS TO WHICH YOU HOLD TITLE AS OF MARCH 1, 2015
DRY HOPS
1. Number of bales, by location, owned by you on March 1, 2015
a. Stored on your farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Bales		400
b. In country or terminal warehouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Bales		401
c. In transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Bales		402
2. Average weight per bale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Lbs.		403
HOP EXTRACT
3. Hop extract owned by you on March 1, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Lbs.	404
4. Pounds of dry hops used to manufacture the extract reported in Item 3 . . . . . . . . . . .			Lbs.	405
PELLETS
5. Pellets owned by you on March 1, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Lbs.	406
6. Pounds of dry hops used to manufacture the pellets reported in Item 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .			Lbs.	407
Over Please

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 3 No	9990

COMMENTS:

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Respondent Name:			Phone: (_____)	Date:

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

OFFICE USE ONLY
Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.	Change	Office Use for POID
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4. R-Est 6-Inac-Est 7-Off Hold-Est	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	9998	9900	9985	9989
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							9921		Optional Use
									9907	9908	9906	9916
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