QID 113313 20XX Contractor Expense Survey - Processed Vegetables

20XX CONTRACTOR EXPENSE SURVEY - PROCESSED VEGETABLES
	OMB No. 0535-0218 Approval Expires: 10/31/2015 Project Code: 904 QID: 113313 SMetaKey: 3313
			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

USDA/NASS - California Pacific Region 650 Capitol Mall, #6-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 1-800-851-1127 Fax: 1-855-270-2722 E-mail: [email protected]

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1. During 20XX, were you a production contractor where you paid a fee to someone else to grow processed vegetables that you owned? A production contract is a verbal or written agreement setting terms, conditions, and fees to be paid by the contractor to the operation for the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.

Yes - Continue No - Record name and telephone number on back page

2. For 20XX, please report the average cost of inputs provided to contract growers per acre.

Inputs

Green Peas

Sweet Corn

Snap Beans

Beets

Other, Specify 1/

a. Name of Other Processed Vegetable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Total Acres Under Contract. . . . . . .

c. Total Number of Contractees. . . . . .

d. Total Cost per Acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Of the total cost per acre, how much was for--

(i) fee paid to contractee?. . . . . . . . .

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(ii) marketing charges?. . . . . . . . . . . .

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(iii) seeds, sets, plants, transplants?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(iv) fertilizer, nutrients, lime & soil conditioners?. . . . . . . . . . . .

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(v) ag chemicals?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(vi) fuel?

(a) Diesel Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(b) Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(c) Natural Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(d) LP Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(e) Other (Specify: ________)

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(vii) utilities?

(a) Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(b) Water / Other. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(viii) supplies?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(ix) insurance?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(x) contract labor?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(xi) taxes?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(xii) hauling?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(xiii) other expenses? (Include admin. cost, depreciation, technical services & other.) (Specify: ____________)

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1/ To report additional processed vegetables, use the table on the next page.

Inputs

Other, Specify

Other, Specify

Other, Specify

Other, Specify

Other, Specify

a. Name of Other Processed Vegetable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Total Acres Under Contract. . . . . . .

c. Total Number of Contractees. . . . . .

d. Total Cost per Acre. . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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Of the total cost per acre, how much was for--

(i) fee paid to contractee?. . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(ii) marketing charges?. . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(iii) seeds, sets, plants, transplants?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(iv) fertilizer, nutrients, lime & soil conditioners?. . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(v) ag chemicals?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(vi) fuel?

(a) Diesel Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(b) Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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(c) Natural Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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(d) LP Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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(e) Other (Specify: __________)

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$

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$

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(vii) utilities?

(a) Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(b) Water / Other. . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(viii) supplies?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(ix) insurance?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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(x) contract labor?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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(xi) taxes?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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$

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$

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(xii) hauling?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

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$

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$

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(xiii) other expenses? (Include admin. cost, depreciation, technical services & other.) (Specify: ______________)

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$

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Reported by:_______________________________________________

9911 Telephone (_____)_________________________________________

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum

Eval

Rep. Unit

Duplication Adjustor

Date MM DD YY

Optional

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Other

9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face

9903

0098

0100

0921

0922

9910 __ __ __ __ 14

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Office Use for POID

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S/E Name