060071 Pecan

Project 142 QID 060071				OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 3/31/2007
	North Carolina Field Office P.O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611 Phone: 919-856-4394 Fax: 919-856-4139 Email: nass-nc@nass.usda.gov	PECAN BUYERS SURVEY 2005 Crop					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.					Please report the quantity of 2005 crop pecans which you have handled. The cooperation of all pecan buyers is needed to check the pecan estimates of the Department of Agriculture, which include State production figures and quantities shelled. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, we greatly appreciate the excellent cooperation of members of the pecan industry. This assistance has increased the accuracy and completeness of your pecan data. Your report will be held confidential. Please return this form promptly in the enclosed postage paid envelope.

REPORT FOR YOUR OPERATION IN 2005		POUNDS IN THE SHELL
		Improved	Seedlings
1. Pounds of 2005 crop pecans purchased by your operation (Include production from your own groves) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		001	002
2. Of these item 1 pecans, how many pounds have been sold:
a. to other commercial shellers or processors?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		003	004
b. to wholesalers?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		005	006
c. to retailers, mixers, etc?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		007	008
d. direct to consumers through your own sales room, roadside stand, mail orders, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		009	010
e. to other buyers or accumulators? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Name of buyer or accumulator:
3. How many pounds of 2005 crop pecans do you now own regardless of where stored? (Total of items 2 and 3 should equal item 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		011	012

(over, please)

			POUNDS IN THE SHELL
4. Of the Total Quantity Purchased (item 1), how many pounds were grown in:			Improved	Seedlings
a. Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f. Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
h. Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i. Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
k. North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
m. South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
o. Other States (Specify:)		. . . . . . . . . .
p. Old Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
			Price per Pound
			Improved	Seedling
5. Average price per pound paid to growers for crop?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			$ ___. ___ ___	$ ___. ___ ___

6. Do you have shelling equipment (commercial) for your own use or for custom shelling? . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES NO

7. Do you own cold storage facilities that hold pecans for more than 30 days? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . YES NO

The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov. If you would like to receive a copy of the results of this survey via Email, please provide a full email address: _____________________ However if you would like to receive a hard copy of the results of this survey in the mail, please check box	Code
Office Use Only	099
COMMENTS:

Reported by: ____________________________ Date: ________________ Phone: (_______) ______- ________________

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