QID 133440-IN Vegetable Grower Inquiry - November 2016 - Michigan Vers

VEGETABLE GROWER INQUIRY - NOVEMBER 2016
			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 7/31/2016 Project Code: 139 QID: 133440–IN SMetaKey: 3440
					United States Department of Agriculture
	MICHIGAN VERSION				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						USDA/NASS Great Lakes Region PO Box 30239 Lansing, MI 48909-9983 Phone: 1-800-453-7501 Fax: 1–855–415–3687 e-mail: [email protected]

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INSTRUCTIONS:

• Report for all land operated, including land rented from others.

• Report for all seasons (winter, spring, summer, and fall) during 2016.

• Fresh Market Price – Total dollars received or average price per unit sold should reflect an F.O.B. shipping point price, or equivalent, for all grades and qualities sold for fresh market. The F.O.B. shipping point is a point of first sale. Equivalent points of first sale include farm, roadside, farmer’s market, grower auction, and U‑pick sales. Sales at wholesale terminal markets must be adjusted for freight, brokerage, and commission charge paid by the grower.

• Processing Price – Total dollars received or average price per unit sold should reflect all payments to growers plus the costs of materials and services provided by processors to get the raw commodity to the plant receiving door.

• Exclude greenhouse production, home garden, personal or home use.

1. Did this operation grow any vegetable crops in 2016?
0001 1Yes – Go to Item 3	3No – Continue

2. Will this operation grow any vegetable crops in the future?
xxxx Yes – Go to Section 2	No – Go to Section 2	Don’t Know – Go to Section 2

3. Report total acres of vegetables, melons, and herbs planted for harvest in 2016. (Count each acre only once, regardless of the number of times those acres were harvested in 2016. Exclude potatoes.)	Acres
	4000	. ___

SECTION 1

For the following crops, please report total acres planted and harvested and total quantity harvested for all purposes.

Report quantity harvested and sales by fresh market and processing utilizations.

1. SNAP BEANS						Acres
a. How many total acres of snap beans were planted on this operation this year (2016)? . . . . . . . .						3501
(i) Of these acres, how many acres were or will be harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						3502
	Quantity		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)
b. What was the total quantity harvested?	XXXX		XXXX		3512
c. What was the quantity sold and total dollars received for the 2016 snap bean crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)	Total Dollars Received
(i) Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3550		XXXX		3551	3553
(ii) Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3560		XXXX		3561	3563

2. CANTALOUPE						Acres
a. How many total acres of cantaloupe were planted on this operation this year (2016)? . . . . . . . . .						816
(i) Of these acres, how many acres were or will be harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						817
	Quantity		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)
b. What was the total quantity harvested?	XXXX		XXXX		xxxx
c. What was the quantity sold and total dollars received for the 2016 cantaloupe crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)	Total Dollars Received
(i) Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		340		339	824
(ii) Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		XXXX		xxxx	xxxx

SECTION 1 (continued)

For the following crops, please report total acres planted and harvested and total quantity harvested for all purposes.

Report quantity harvested and sales by fresh market and processing utilizations.

3. SWEET CORN (Include baby corn.)						Acres
a. How many total acres of sweet corn were planted on this operation this year (2016)? . . . . . . . . .						0561
(i) Of these acres, how many acres were or will be harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						0202
	Quantity		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)
b. What was the total quantity harvested?	XXXX		xxxx		xxxx
c. What was the quantity sold and total dollars received for the 2016 sweet corn crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)	Total Dollars Received
(i) Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		0204		0205	0209
(ii) Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		xxxx		xxxx	xxxx

4. PUMPKIN						Acres
a. How many total acres of pumpkins were planted on this operation this year (2016)? . . . . . . . . . . .						3501
(i) Of these acres, how many acres were or will be harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						3502
	Quantity		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)
b. What was the total quantity harvested?	XXXX		XXXX		xxxx
c. What was the quantity sold and total dollars received for the 2016 pumpkin crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)	Total Dollars Received
(i) Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		XXXX		0659	0195
(ii) Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		XXXX		1237	1239

SECTION 1 (continued)

For the following crops, please report total acres planted and harvested and total quantity harvested for all purposes.

Report quantity harvested and sales by fresh market and processing utilizations.

5. TOMATOES (Exclude cherry tomatoes and greenhouse production.)						Acres
a. How many total acres of tomatoes were planted on this operation this year (2016)? . . . . . . . . . . .						0260
(i) Of these acres, how many acres were or will be harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						0302
	Quantity		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)
b. What was the total quantity harvested?	XXXX		XXXX		xxxx
c. What was the quantity sold and total dollars received for the 2016 tomato crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)	Total Dollars Received
(i) Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		XXXX		0305	0608
(ii) Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		XXXX		xxxx	xxxx

6. WATERMELONS						Acres
a. How many total acres of watermelons were planted on this operation this year (2016)? . . . . . . . .						0502
(i) Of these acres, how many acres were or will be harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						0503
	Quantity		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)
b. What was the total quantity harvested?	XXXX		XXXX		xxxx
c. What was the quantity sold and total dollars received for the 2016 watermelon crop, by utilization?
	Quantity Sold		Unit (lbs, cwt, tons, bunches, crates, etc)		Weight of Unit (if not reported in lbs)	Total Dollars Received
(i) Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		XXXX		0879	0507
(ii) Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxx		XXXX		xxxx	xxxx

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7. If vegetables for processing were reported in Section 1, please list the names of the processing firms this operation contracted with in 2016.

SECTION 2 – Conclusion

1. COMMENTS about vegetable crops in your locality are appreciated:

2. 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

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1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

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