200505 Apple

Project 134 QID 200505			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 11/30/2007
	OREGON APPLE PRICE INQUIRY 2005 Crop					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Oregon Field Office 1220 S.W. 3rd Ave., Room 1735 Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-326-2131 Fax: 503-326-2549 Email: nass-or@nass.usda.gov
				The following price inquiry is an annual request for information on apple prices and certain specified costs of marketing. If some 2005 crop fruit has not yet been sold, we would appreciate your best estimate for the season with appropriate allowance for sales yet to be completed. This information will be used in preparing the final season estimates for the 2005 crop. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. Your report will be kept confidential and used only in computing State averages. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete columns 1 through 6 in the following table. DO NOT INCLUDE GIFT PACKS.
1. Apples for FRESH MARKET, 2005 crop.
Average returns per box to growers for all grades and sizes packed
1	2	3		4		5			6
Apple Variety	Fruit sold for fresh market	Average net weight per packed box		Average FOB price per packed box		All costs per packed box from packing house door to FOB (Include administration, selling, advertising, inspection, warehousing, storage, packing and packing materials.)			Equivalent packing house door return to grower per packed box (column 4 – column 5)
	BOXES	POUNDS		DOLLARS		DOLLARS			DOLLARS
2. Apples for PROCESSING, 2005 crop.
			Quantity sold for processing		Average return to grower at packing house door
Apples for --			TONS		DOLLARS PER TON
a. canning, including sauce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. juice, cider or vinegar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reported by: __________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Cooperating with OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE