No Form Number 906-TX Citrus-Confidential Citrus Crop Questionnaire

OMB No. 0581-0189

TEXAS VALLEY CITRUS COMMITTEE Telephone: (956) 581-2190

901 Business Park Drive, Suite 400 Fax: (956) 584-3307

Mission, Texas 78572

CONFIDENTIAL CITRUS CROP QUESTIONNAIRE

20___ - 20___

Do you still own or manage commercial citrus in the Valley? □ Yes □ No If yes, in which counties? □ Cameron County □ Hidalgo County □ Willacy County
1a. If you no longer own citrus, there is no need to complete the rest of the survey, but please return it to the address above.
How much acreage do you now own or manage?
		Total Acres		Harvestable Crop 20___ - 20___
Ruby Sweet Grapefruit			Acres		Acres
Rio Star Grapefruit			Acres		Acres
Early and Mid-Season Oranges			Acres		Acres
Navels			Acres		Acres
Valencias			Acres		Acres
What was your average yield/acre in 20___ - 20___?
Grapefruit			Tons/Acre		Total Tons
Early and Mid-Season Oranges			Tons/Acre		Total Tons
Navels			Tons/Acre		Total Tons
Valencias			Tons/Acre		Total Tons
What do you estimate your tonnage will be in 20___ - 20___?
Ruby Sweet Grapefruit			Total Tons
Rio Star Grapefruit			Total Tons
Early and Mid-Season Oranges			Total Tons
Navels			Total Tons
Valencias			Total Tons
Fruit Quality for 20___ - 20___ (please circle appropriate answer)
	Shape	Rust Mite Damage	Melanose	Scarring	General Quality
Grapefruit	good	none	none	light	good
	fair	moderate	moderate	average	average
	poor	severe	severe	severe	poor
Early and Mid-Season	good	none	none	light	good
Oranges	fair	moderate	moderate	average	average
	poor	severe	severe	severe	poor
Navels	good	none	none	light	good
	fair	moderate	moderate	average	average
	poor	severe	severe	severe	poor

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Valencias

good

none

none

light

good

fair

moderate

moderate

average

average

poor

severe

severe

severe

poor

Fruit size for 20___ - 20___ (please check appropriate answer)

Smaller than Average

Average

Larger than Average

Grapefruit

Early and Mid-Season Oranges

Navels

Valencias

How do you hope to market your fruit next season?

Co-op

Cash Buyer

Juice

Gift

Roadside

Other

Do you have plans to put in new acreage within the next 12 months? □ Yes □No

Grapefruit (acres)

Ruby Reds

Star Ruby

Rays

Henderson

Rio Red

Other

Oranges (acres)

Marrs

Navels

Pineapple

Valencia

Other

9. What do you think are the most serious problems facing the Texas citrus industry in the next few years?

Name:

Firm:

Address: (include City, State, and Zip Code)

Phone No. ________________________________ Fax No. _______________________________

Cell Phone No. _______________________________________________________________________

Please return this survey as soon as possible to the Texas Valley Citrus Committee.

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