QID 000136-NH Fruit and Sweet Corn Inquiry - New England

Project 139 QID 000136-NH				OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 01/31/2010
	Fruit and Sweet Corn Inquiry End of Season Report, 2008 Connecticut					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					New England Field Office 53 Pleasant Street, Suite 2100 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 1-800-642-9571 Fax: 1-800-754-7607 Email: nass-nh@nass.usda.gov
			The information requested in this survey is needed to prepare the 2008 end of year report on acreage, production and prices received for tree fruit and sweet corn. Your response is voluntary and not required by law. However, cooperation from each grower is essential for accurate estimates of New England production. Please answer the questions for each commodity produced by this operation. If necessary, interviewers will begin calling for sweet corn information in October and for tree fruit information in November. Please help us save the cost of an interview by promptly returning this questionnaire in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thanks for your cooperation.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.
INSTRUCTIONS: Total Number Bearing Age Trees/Acres 2008: Please report for all land operated, including land rented from others. Total Lbs or Bushels Harvested 2008: Please to be sure to include any drops or culls taken from the orchard in the harvested production figure. Please do not include fruit purchased from off-site and resold. Quantity of Mature Fruit NOT Harvested: Please give your best estimate of mature fruit left in the orchard this year because of weather conditions, insects or disease damage, labor shortages, low prices or other economic reasons. Average Net weight per bushel: Please help us so that we can accurately convert bushels to pounds. Total Lbs or Bushels Harvested 2007: If available from a previous report, 2007 bushels harvested are recorded. Please update if necessary. Apple, Pear and Peach Disposition: Please give your best estimates on disposition of this year’s crops. Prices Received: Please give your best estimate of fresh market and processing prices. Please circle whether your sales price is dollars per bushel or dollars per pound in the unit column. If your 2008 apple crop has not yet been sold, please give your best estimate of the average price you expect to receive across all sales. Fresh Market Price - Total dollars received or average price per unit sold should reflect an F.O.B. shipping point price, or equivalent, for all grades and qualities sold for fresh market. The F.O.B. shipping point is a point of first sale. Equivalent points of first sale include farm, roadside, farmer’s market, grower auction, and U-pick sales. Sales at wholesale terminal markets must be adjusted for freight, brokerage, and commission charge paid by the grower. Processing Price - Total dollars received or average price per unit sold should reflect the price received at the processing plant door.

1. Tree Fruit: Acreage and Production, 2008 Crop
CROP	Total Number Bearing Age Trees 2008	Total Bearing Acres (to tenths, ex. 0.1) 2008	Total Quantity Harvested 2008	Unit (1=Lbs, 2=Bu)	Quantity of Mature Fruit NOT Harvested 2008	Average Net Weight per Bushel 2008	Total Quantity Harvested 2007
Apples	0509 trees	0510 ______ . ____ ac	0504	0593 Lbs/Bu	0505	0506	0511
Pears	0709 trees	0710 ______ . ____ ac	0704	0594 Lbs/Bu	0705	0706	0711
Peaches	0609 trees	0610 ______ . ____ ac	0604	0595 Lbs/Bu	0605	0606	0611

2. Tree Fruit: Expected Market Year Average Price and Disposition, 2008 Crop

2008 CROP SOLD AND TO BE SOLD
CROP	Total Expected Fresh Market Sales	Expected Season Average Price for Fresh Market	Unit (1=Lbs, 2=Bu)	Total Expected Sales for Processing	Expected Season Average Price for Processing	Unit (1=Lbs, 2=Bu)	Personal Use or Gifts	Harvested but Not Utilized
Apples	0589	0507 $___ ____.____ ___	0596 Lbs/Bu	0590	0508 $___ ____.___ ___	0599 Lbs/Bu	0591	0592
Pears	0700	0707 $___ ____.____ ___	0597 Lbs/Bu	0701	0708 $___ ____.____ ___	0391 Lbs/Bu	0702	0703
Peaches	0600	0607 $___ ____.____ ___	0598 Lbs/Bu	0601	0608 $___ ____.____ ___	0392 Lbs/Bu	0602	0603

Please Continue with Sweet Corn on Reverse

3. Sweet corn: Acreage and Production for Fresh Market, 2008 Crop

(Please exclude production for processing and production for home use).

CROP	Record Acreage to Tenths		Total Production (Include weight unit, example: bushels, dozens, ears, pounds, etc.)	OR Yield Per Acre (Include unit)	Pounds Per Unit	Unit (Example: bushels, dozens, ears, pounds, etc.)
	Acres Planted This Year 2008	Acres Harvested This Year 2008
Sweet Corn for Fresh Market	0201 _______.____ ac	0202 _______.____ ac	0203	0206	0205 _________.____ lbs	0204

4. Sweet Corn: Price Received for Fresh Market Sales, 2008 Crop

CROP	2008 Retail Sales				2008 Wholesale Sales				Other Uses
	Expected Percent Sold Retail	Average Price per Unit Sold		Weight of Retail Sales Unit	Expected Percent Sold Wholesale	Average Price per Unit Sold		Weight of Wholesale Sales Unit	Percent Production used for other purposes (please specify use)
Sweet Corn	0211 %	0214 $_____ .__ __	0212 ___________ unit	0229 ______.___ lbs	0207 %	0210 $_____ .__ __	0208 unit	0230 _____.____ lbs	0025 %

5. Comments

Please comment on growing conditions such as weather, disease and insect problems that affected this year's fruit and vegetable crops. Also comment on harvesting and/or marketing conditions.

Tree Fruit Comments:

Sweet Corn Comments:

6. Total Vegetable Acres

Please report the total vegetable acres planted in 2008 to the nearest tenth (Report multiple cropped acreage only once) Acres		0051 __________ ._____
Did this operation produce organic products (according to the National Organic Standards) for sale in 2008?	( ) YES = 1 ( ) NO = 3	0954

7. Survey Results		Code
The results of this survey will be available in the January Agricultural Review and on the internet at www.nass.usda.gov/nh in March, 2009. Would you like to receive a paper copy of the results of this survey?	( ) YES = 1 ( ) NO = 3	0099

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
Reported by: ____________________________________Phone: ( ) ________-______________	9910 M M D D Y Y Date: ___ ___ - ___ ___ - ___ ___

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