QID 000520 Maple Syrup Inquiry - May 2017

MAPLE SYRUP INQUIRY - May 2017
							OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires: 8/31/2017 Project Code: 192 QID: QID 000520 SMetaKey: 2029
								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 Email: [email protected]
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1. Were ANY taps set for collecting maple sap on this operation in 2016 or 2017? (Include taps set on trees owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free.)
005 1YES – (Go to Item 2)	3NO – 1a. Do you intend to set any taps in the future?
	006 1Yes 3No 2Don't Know (Go to Item 14)

2016 and 2017 Production Data

Last Year – 2016

This Year – 2017

2.

How many taps were set for collecting maple sap on trees owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free in 2016 and 2017? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taps

004

003

Last Year – 2016

This Year – 2017

3.

How many gallons of syrup were produced at your sugarhouse in 2016 and 2017? (Include syrup produced by this operation from sap purchased from others.) If none, go to item 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gallons

002

001

Gallons

Sugar Content Percentage

4.

What was the average amount of sap required to produce one gallon of syrup in 2017?

009

OR

600

___ ___.___

5.

a.

What was the first date sap was collected for the 2017 season on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

012 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ 16

b.

What was the last date sap was collected for the 2017 season on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

013 MM DD YY Date __ __ __ __ 16

6. Please enter any comments about weather conditions, quality, etc., during the 2017 season.

2016 Sales Data – (Include only syrup produced by this operation. Exclude syrup purchased for resale.)

7. Did this operation sell any 2016 crop production as RETAIL?

018 ₁ Yes – (Continue) ₃ No – (Go to item 9)

Gallons

xxx

1. Of the 2016 crop production, how many gallons of syrup did this operation sell as RETAIL?

2. Of the 2016 crop production, please provide the size, number, and average price of all RETAIL containers sold:

RETAIL 2016 CROP

Container Size	Number of Containers Sold (2016 CROP)	Average Price per Container (2016 CROP)
Gallon	319	105	$ __ __ . __ __
Half Gallon	106	107	$ __ __ . __ __
Quart	108	109	$ __ __ . __ __
Pint	110	111	$ __ __ . __ __
Half–Pint	201	202	$ __ __ . __ __
3.4 oz (100 ml)	315	316	$ __ __ . __ __
8.5 oz (250 ml)	331	332	$ __ __ . __ __
12 oz (355 ml)	355	320	$ __ __ . __ __
356 Other Size _________ml	343	344	$ __ __ . __ __
357 Other Size _________ml	347	348	$ __ __ . __ __
358 Other Size _________ml	351	352 $ __ __ . __ __

8. Of the 2016 crop production, how many gallons of syrup were used by this operation to make processed or value added products for RETAIL sale?

Gallons

xxx

None

• Include granulated sugar, maple cotton, maple sugar pieces, ice cream, etc.

• Exclude bottled sap.

9. Did this operation sell any 2016 crop production as WHOLESALE?

• Exclude production sold as Bulk Wholesale.

019 ₁ Yes – (Continue) ₃ No – (Go to item 11)

Gallons

xxx

1. Of the 2016 crop production, how many gallons of syrup did this operation sell as WHOLESALE?

2. Of the 2016 crop production, please provide the size, number, and average price of all WHOLESALE containers sold:

WHOLESALE 2016 CROP

Container Size	Number of Containers Sold (2016 CROP)		Average Price per Container (2016 CROP)
Gallon	203		204		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Half Gallon	205		206		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Quart	207		208		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Pint	209		210		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
Half-Pint	301		302		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
3.4 oz (100 ml)	317		318		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
8.5 oz (250 ml)	333		334		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
12 oz (355 ml)	321		322		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
359 Other Size ___________ml		345		346		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
360 Other Size ___________ml		349		350		$ ___ ___. ___ ___
361 Other Size ___________ml		353		354		$ ___ ___. ___ ___

10. Of the 2016 crop production, how many gallons of syrup were used by this operation to make processed or value added products for WHOLESALE?

Gallons

xxx

None

• Include granulated sugar, maple cotton, maple sugar pieces, ice cream, etc.

• Exclude bottled sap.

11. Did this operation sell any 2016 crop production as BULK WHOLESALE?

038 ₁ Yes – (Continue) ₃ No – (Go to item 12)

1. Of the 2016 crop production, please provide the number of pounds sold and the average price per pound sold as BULK WHOLESALE by grade.

BULK WHOLESALE 2016 CROP

Grade & Color

Bulk Wholesale Pounds Sold

(2016 CROP)

Average Price per Pound

(2016 CROP)

Grade A Golden

303

304

$ ___ ___. ___ ___

Grade A Amber

305

306

$ ___ ___. ___ ___

Grade A Dark

307

308

$ ___ ___. ___ ___

Grade A Very Dark

309

310

$ ___ ___. ___ ___

Processing Grade

311

312

$ ___ ___. ___ ___

Gallons
12. Of the 2016 crop production, how many gallons of syrup did this operation sell in bulk to another packer?	xxx
13. Of the 2016 crop production, how many gallons of sap did this operation sell for bottling as sap? 14. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey, 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?	xxx
	9990	1Yes 3No

Respondent Name:______________________

9911 Phone: ( )__________

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

Office Use Only

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

R. Unit

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

9921

9989 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name

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