QID 000520 Maple Syrup Inquiry 2008

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Project 192 QID 000520			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 7/31/2010
	MAPLE SYRUP INQUIRY 2008						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					New England Field Office 53 Pleasant St, Rm. 2100 Concord, NH 03301 Phone1-800-642-9571 Fax: 1-800-754-7607 Email: nass-nh@nass.usda.gov
				The information requested in this survey is needed to prepare a report on maple syrup production for 2007 and 2008. The survey is conducted as a service to the maple syrup industry. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible, even if you do not have any production. Please complete and return this report in the enclosed envelope which does not need a stamp. 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.

2008 Production Data			Last Year – 2007			This Year – 2008
1. How many gallons of syrup were produced at your sugarhouse in 2007 and 2008?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Gallons		002			001
2. How many taps were set for collecting maple sap on trees owned by you, leased from others, or tapped rent-free?. . . . . . . . .	Taps		004			003
		Gallons			Sugar Content Percentage
3. How much sap was required to produce one gallon of syrup in 2008? . . . . . . . .		009		OR	600		___ ___.___

4.	a.	What was the first date sap was collected for the 2008 season on your operation?		012 MM DD YY Date: _ _ _ _ 08
	b.	What was the last date sap was collected for the 2008 season on your operation?		013 MM DD YY Date: _ _ _ _ 08

5. Which of the following terms best describes this season’s syrup color and sap flow conditions?

(Check only one box for each item below.)

a. Syrup Color	017	1 Dark 2 Medium 3 Light
b. Seasonal Temperature	014	1 Too Warm For Sap Flow 2 Favorable for sap Flow 3 Too Cold For Sap Flow

6. Please enter any comments about weather conditions, quality, etc., during the 2008 season.

     

OVER

(Please complete other side of questionnaire)

2007 Sales Data
7. Please account for the quantity sold by type of sales for last year’s (2007) production. Also provide the average price received by container size and by grade (for bulk sales).
a. RETAIL AND WHOLESALE CONTAINERS:
	RETAIL			WHOLESALE
Container	Number of Containers Sold in 2007	Average Price per Container in 2007		Number of Containers Sold in 2007	Average Price per Container in 2007
Gallon	319	105	$ __ __ . __ __	203	204	$ __ __ . __ __
Half Gallon	106	107	$ __ __ . __ __	205	206	$ __ __ . __ __
Quart	108	109	$ __ __ . __ __	207	208	$ __ __ . __ __
Pint	110	111	$ __ __ . __ __	209	210	$ __ __ . __ __
Half–Pint	201	202	$ __ __ . __ __	301	302	$ __ __ . __ __
3.4 oz (100 ml)	315	316	$ __ __ . __ __	317	318	$ __ __ . __ __
8.5 oz (250 ml)	331	332	$ __ __ . __ __	333	334	$ __ __ . __ __
12 oz (355 ml)	355	320	$ __ __ . __ __	321	322	$ __ __ . __ __

b. RETAIL Other Container Sizes: For other container sizes, please list the container size, the number of milliliters the container holds, the quantity sold, and the average priced received.
Container Size	Container Size in Milliliters	Number of Containers Sold in 2007	Average Price per Container in 2007
	356 ___________ml	343	344 $ ___ ___. ___ ___
	357 ___________ml	347	348 $ ___ ___. ___ ___
	358 ___________ml	351	352 $ ___ ___. ___ ___

c. WHOLESALE Other Container Sizes: For other container sizes, please list the container size, the number of milliliters the container holds, the quantity sold, and the average price received.
Container Size	Container Size in Milliliters	Number of Containers Sold in 2007	Average Price per Container in 2007
	359 ___________ml	345	346 $ ___ ___. ___ ___
	360 ___________ml	349	350 $ ___ ___. ___ ___
	361 ___________ml	353	354 $ ___ ___. ___ ___

d. BULK WHOLESALE: Provide average price per pound received by grade.
Grade & Color	Bulk Wholesale Pounds Sold in 2007	Average Price per Pound in 2007
Grade A Light Amber	303	304 $ ___ ___. ___ ___
Grade A Medium Amber	305	306 $ ___ ___. ___ ___
Grade A Dark Amber	307	308 $ ___ ___. ___ ___
Grade B	309	310 $ ___ ___. ___ ___

8. Would you like to receive a copy of the results of this survey in the mail? The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov on June 10, 2008.
Yes [Enter code 1.] No [Enter code 3.]			CODE
			099

Reported by:______________________________________						Telephone: ____________________________					9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __
Office Use
R Unit	Zero	Price	Resp	Resp Cd	Mode		Enum.	Eval.		POID
921	005	007	9901	9902	9903		098	100		789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

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