Cost of Pollination - Sample Publication

	Cost of Pollination

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

This is a new data collection series that NASS will be conducting in 2015. This document shows the type of data that NASS plans to publish from this group of surveys.

Regions are based of those used for the 2012 Census of Agriculture:

Region 1	CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, & WI
Region 2	AL, DE, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, & WV
Region 3	AR, FL, LA, MO, MS, NM, OK, & TX
Region 4	CO, MN, MT, ND, NV, SD, UT, & WY
Region 5	AK, ID, OR, & WA
Region 6 & 7	AZ, CA, & HI

Pollination Fees – Per Acre
	Region 1			Region 2			Region 3
	Acres Pollinated	Acre Paid for Pollination	$/Acre	Acres Pollinated	Acre Paid for Pollination	$/Acre	Acres Pollinated	Acre Paid for Pollination	$/Acre
Almonds……………………….. Other Tree Nuts……………… Apples…………………………. Cherries………………………. Plum……………………………. Peaches………………………. Other Tree Fruit………………. Citrus…………………………... Grapes………………………… Blueberries……………………. Cranberries…………………… Other berries………………….. Broccoli………………………… Cucumber……………………... Melons…………………………. Squash………………………… Canola…………………….. All Other ………………………. TOTAL

	Region 4			Region 5			Region 6 & 7
	Acres Pollinated	Acre Paid for Pollination	$/Acre	Acres Pollinated	Acre Paid for Pollination	$/Acre	Acres Pollinated	Acre Paid for Pollination	$/Acre
Almonds……………………….. Other Tree Nuts……………… Apples…………………………. Cherries………………………. Plum……………………………. Peaches………………………. Other Tree Fruit………………. Citrus…………………………... Grapes………………………… Blueberries……………………. Cranberries…………………… Other berries………………….. Broccoli………………………… Cucumber……………………... Melons…………………………. Squash………………………… Canola…………………….. All Other ………………………. TOTAL

Pollination Fees – Per Colony
	Region 1		Region 2		Region 3
	Colonies Used	$/Colony	Colonies Used	$/Colony	Colonies Used	$/Colony
Almonds……………………….. Other Tree Nuts……………… Apples…………………………. Cherries………………………. Plum……………………………. Peaches………………………. Other Tree Fruit………………. Citrus…………………………... Grapes………………………… Blueberries……………………. Cranberries…………………… Other berries………………….. Broccoli………………………… Cucumber……………………... Melons…………………………. Squash………………………… Canola……………………. All Other ………………………. TOTAL

	Region 4		Region 5		Region 6 & 7
	Colonies Used	$/Colony	Colonies Used	$/Colony	Colonies Used	$/Colony
Almonds……………………….. Other Tree Nuts……………… Apples…………………………. Cherries………………………. Plum……………………………. Peaches………………………. Other Tree Fruit………………. Citrus…………………………... Grapes………………………… Blueberries……………………. Cranberries…………………… Other berries………………….. Broccoli………………………… Cucumber……………………... Melons…………………………. Squash………………………… Canola……………………. All Other ………………………. TOTAL

Other Pollination Costs
	Non-apis bees	Artificial Pollination	Other
	dollars	dollars	dollars
TOTAL

The following documentation topics will also be addressed in the publication.

• Statistical Methodology

• Survey Procedures:

• Estimating Procedures:

• Revision policy:

• Reliability:

• Terms and Definitions Used for Bee and Honey Production Estimates

• Information Contacts

• Access to NASS Reports