QID 123372 Onion Grower Inquiry - August 2017

ONION GROWER INQUIRY ‑ August 2017

			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 8/31/2019 Project Code: 137 QID: 123372 SMetaKey: 3372
				United States Department of Agriculture
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						USDA/NASS National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-888-424-7828 Fax: 1-855-415-3687 e-mail: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0037. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

REPORT FOR THE ACRES YOU OPERATE OR MANAGE
1. Did this operation have any onion acreage in 2017?  Exclude green onions.
0332 1Yes – Go to Item 2	3No – Go to Item 1a

a. Will this operation plant any onion acreage in the future?
7032 1Yes – Go to Item 7	3No – Go to Item 7	2Don’t Know – Go to Item 7

							ACRES
2. How many total acres of onions were on this operation in 2017?  Exclude green onions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .							0432 .___
a. Of these (Item 2) acres, how many acres were (or will be) harvested in 2017? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .							0433 .___
		QUANTITY HARVESTED		ENTER UNIT (lbs, cwt, tons, boxes, bushels, crates, etc)			HOW MANY POUNDS DID EACH UNIT WEIGH? (if not reported in lbs, cwt, or tons)
3. What was the total quantity harvested (or expected to be harvested) in 2017?  Exclude green onions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1434					1437 .___
4. Of the total quantity of onions reported in Item 3, how many were:
	QUANTITY		ENTER UNIT (lbs, cwt, tons, boxes, bushels, crates, etc)		HOW MANY POUNDS DID EACH UNIT WEIGH? (if not reported in lbs, cwt, or tons)		TOTAL DOLLARS RECEIVED
a. Sold for fresh market . . . . . . . . . . .	0535				0537 .___		0540
b. Sold for commercial processing . . .	0545				0547 .___		0550
c. Used to make processed items for this operation to sell . . . . . . . . . . .	0555				0557 .___
d. Harvested, but not sold because of poor quality, marketing restrictions, or other reasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0565				0567 .___
5. Has harvest been completed for 2017?
0333 1Yes 3No
(OVER)

6. COMMENTS about the 2017 Onion Crop:

7. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date,

go to https://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:

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Thank you for your response.

OFFICE USE

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

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1-PASI (Mail) 2-PATI (Tel) 3-PAPI (Face-to- Face) 6-e-mail 7-Fax 19-Other

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