Form QID 123371 QID 123371 Asparagus Grower Inquiry - August 2016

ASPARAGUS GROWER INQUIRY ‑ AUGUST 2016

			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 7/31/2016 Project Code: 137 QID: 123371 SMetaKey: 3371
				United States Department of Agriculture
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						USDA/NASS Pacific Region 650 Capitol Mall, #6-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 1-800-851-1127 FAX: 1-855-415-3687 e-mail: [email protected]
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REPORT FOR THE ACRES YOU OPERATE OR MANAGE
1. Did this operation have any asparagus acreage this year (2016)?
3500 1Yes – Go to Item 3	3No – Go to Item 2

2. Will this operation have any asparagus acreage in the future?
XXXX Yes – Go to Item 7	No – Go to Item 7	Don’t Know – Go to Item 7

								Acres
3. How many total acres of asparagus were on this operation this year (2016)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								3501 .___
a. Of these (Item 3) acres, how many acres were or will be harvested this year (2016)? . . . . . . . . . . .								3502 .___
			Quantity Harvested		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs, cwt, or tons)
4. What was the total quantity harvested? . . . . . . . . . .			3510				3512 .___
5. What was the quantity sold and total dollars received for the 2016 asparagus crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs, cwt, or tons)		Total Dollars Received
a. Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . .	3550				3551 .___		3553
b. Processing . . . . . . . . . . . .	3560				3561 .___		3563

6. Has harvest been completed this year (2016)? 3507 1Yes 3No
(OVER)

7. COMMENTS about the 2016 Asparagus Crop in your locality:

8. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/

Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? 9990 1 Yes 3 No

Respondent Name:

9911 Phone:

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

Thank you for your response

OFFICE USE

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-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 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

R. Unit

Optional Use

9921

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name