QID 060117 Pistachio Production and Price Inquiry

PISTACHIO PRODUCTION AND PRICE INQUIRY - December 1, 2015
						OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires: 8/31/2016 Project Code: 172 QID: 060117 SMetaKey: 1306 Version 6
							United States Department of Agriculture
							NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
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A. Report the average price for nuts delivered to the packinghouse or receiving station.
Include ● Bonus payments for quality ● Hauling allowances ● Assessments	Exclude ● Commissions and wages paid for acquisition ● Purchases from other handlers
B. When reporting Marketable Shelling Stock, if in-shell weight is unknown, use 2.0 X nut meat weight.

	2014 Crop			2015 Crop
	Quantity Purchased (Pounds)	Average Price Per Pound At Processing Plant Door ($/Pound)		Quantity Purchased (Pounds)	Average Price Per Pound At Processing Plant Door ($/Pound)
1. Total Marketable In-shell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     	     
2. Total marketable shelling stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     	     
3. Total crop processed. (Item 1 + Item 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     	     
	2014 Crop			2015 Crop
	Shelling Ratio	Pounds of Nut Meat		Shelling Ratio		Pounds of Nut Meat
4. Shelling Ratio OR Pounds of Nut Meat (Refers to quantity in Item 1). . . . . . . . . . .	     	     		     		     
5. Are these the final prices for the 2015 crop year?			Check one: YES NO

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 sent to you at a later date?	1Yes 3No	9990

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