2029 Maple Syrup Inquiry - May - English Version

MAPLE SYRUP INQUIRY, May 2019
OMB No.: 0535-0039
Approval Expires: 10/31/2019
Project Code: 192
Survey ID: 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
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. NOTICE: Response to this inquiry is voluntary (Title 7, U.S. Code).
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 number is 0535-0254 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.

1. Were any taps set for collecting maple sap on this operation in 2018 or 2019?
INCLUDE taps set on trees owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free.
005

1

☐

Yes - (Go to Item 2)

3

☐

No - 1a. Do you intend to set any taps in the future?
006

1

☐

Yes

3

☐

No

2

☐

Don't Know

(Go to Item 14)

2018 and 2019 Production Data

Last Year - 2018

2. In 2018 and 2019, how many taps were set for collecting maple sap on
trees owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free?
EXCLUDE taps leased to others........................................................................
Taps

004

This Year - 2019
003

Last Year - 2018

3. In 2018 and 2019, how many gallons of syrup were produced at your
sugarhouse?
INCLUDE Syrup produced by this operation from sap purchased
from others.
If none, go to Item 5........................................................................................
Gallons

002

Gallons

4. In 2019, what was the average amount of sap required to produce one gallon
of syrup?

009

This Year - 2019
001

OR

Sugar Content
Percentage
600

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012
MM
DD
YYYY
a. What was the first date sap was collected and boiled for the 2019
season on your operation? ...................................................................................
Date: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

5.

013
MM
DD
YYYY
b. What was the last date sap was collected and boiled for the 2019
season on your operation?....................................................................................
Date __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

6. Please enter any comments about weather conditions, quality, etc., during the 2019 season.

2018 SALES DATA
INCLUDE only syrup produced by this operation.
EXCLUDE
· syrup purchased for resale
· syrup from previous crop years
7. Did this operation sell any 2018 crop production as RETAIL?
1

☐

Yes - (Continue)

3

☐

No - (Go to item 9)

Gallons
040

a. Of the 2018 crop production, how many gallons of syrup did this operation sell as RETAIL?.......................
b. Of the 2018 crop production, please provide the size, number, and average price of all RETAIL containers sold:
RETAIL 2018 CROP
Container Size

Gallon
Half-Gallon
Quart
Pint
Half-Pint
3.4 oz (100 ml)
8.5 (250 ml)
12 oz (355 ml)
Other Sizes
Other Sizes
Other Sizes

356
357
358

______________ ml
______________ ml
______________ ml

Number of Containers Sold ( 2018 CROP)

Average Price Per Container ( 2018
CROP)

319

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

201

202

315

316

331

332

355

320

343

344

347

348

351

352

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8. Of the 2018 crop production, how many gallons of syrup were used by this operation to make processed or value
added products for RETAIL sale?
INCLUDE
· granulated sugar, maple cotton, maple sugar pieces, ice cream, etc
· only syrup produced by this operation
EXCLUDE bottled sap.

Gallons
for Retail

None

□

041

9. Did this operation sell any 2018 crop production as WHOLESALE?
EXCLUDE production sold as Bulk Wholesale (5 gallon containers or larger).
019

1

☐

Yes - (Continue)

3

☐

No - (Go to item 11)

Gallons
042

a. Of the 2018 crop production, how many gallons of syrup did this operation sell as
WHOLESALE?

b. Of the 2018 crop production, please provide the size, number, and average price of all WHOLESALE containers
sold:
WHOLESALE 2018 CROP
Exclude production sold as Bulk Wholesale. (5 gallon containers or larger)
Container Size

Gallon
Half-Gallon
Quart
Pint
Half-Pint
3.4 oz (100ml)
8.5 oz (250 ml)
12 oz (355ml)
Other Sizes356__________ml
Other Sizes357__________ml
Other Sizes358__________ml

Average Price per Container (2018
CROP)

Number of Containers Sold (2018 CROP)
203

204

205

206

207

208

209

210

301

302

317

318

333

334

321

322

345

346

349

350

353

354

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$__ __.__ __
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$__ __.__ __
$__ __.__ __
$__ __.__ __

10. Of the 2018 crop production, how many gallons of syrup were used by this operation to make processed or value
added products for WHOLESALE?
INCLUDE
· granulated sugar, maple cotton, maple sugar pieces, ice cream, etc
· only syrup produced by this operation
EXCLUDE bottled sap.

None

□

Gallons
for Wholesale
043

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11. Did this operation sell any 2018 crop production as BULK WHOLESALE?
038 1

☐

Yes - (Continue)

3

☐

No - (Go to item 12)

a. Of the 2018 crop production, please provide the number of pounds sold and the average price per pound sold as
BULK WHOLESALE by grade:
BULK WHOLESALE 2018 CROP
Grade and Color

BULK WHOLESALE Sold (2018 CROP)

Grade A Golden Delicate
Grade A Amber Rich
Grade A Dark Robust
Grade A Very Dark Strong
Processing Grade

Average Price per Pound (2018 CROP)

303

304

305

306

307

308

309

310

311

312

$__ __.__ __
$__ __.__ __
$__ __.__ __
$__ __.__ __
$__ __.__ __
Pounds

12. Of the 2018 crop production, how many pounds of syrup did this operation sell in bulk to another
packer?

044

13. Of the 2018 crop production, how many gallons of sap did this operation sell for bottling as sap?
EXCLUDE sap by-products, such as permeate.

045

Gallons

14. 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/
1095

To have a brief summary emailed to you at a
later date, please enter the email address:

9911

9910

Respondent Name: _____________________________ Phone: (_____) ___________ Date:

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This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

OFFICE USE ONLY
Response
1-Comp
9901
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R – Est
6-Inac – Est
7-Off Hold – Est
S/E Name

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

9902

Mode
1-PASI (Mail)
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)
6-Email
7-Fax
19-Other

Enum.
9903

9998

Eval.
9900

Change
9985

Office Use for POID
9989

R. Unit
9921

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Optional Use
9907

9908

9906

9916