QID Sugarcane Inquiry - Mar

SUGARBEETS PROCESSING INQUIRY - March 2018

				OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires: 10/31/2018 Project Code: 198 SMetaKey: 3795
(Final REPORT for Previous year)
					United States Department of Agriculture
					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

							USDA/NASS National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-888-424-7828 FAX: 1-855-415-3687 e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary. The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your response will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response to this survey is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0002. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Please answer the following question(s) for the firm name label above.

1. Please report the following totals for the 2017 sugarbeet crop received by this operation for processing. If final data are not available, please report approximate totals. Exclude sugarbeets sold to other processors
	ACRES PLANTED
a. How many acres of sugarbeets were planted? Include acreage of both processors and producers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	280
	ACRES HARVESTED
b. How many acres of sugarbeets were harvested? Include acreage of both processors and producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	281
	TONS
c. How many tons of sugarbeets did this operation purchase, contract, or grow?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	282
	PERCENT
d. What percent was the weighted average sucrose content of sugarbeets?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	283
	DOLLARS PER TON
2. What was the average price per ton paid to growers by this operation for 2017 crop sugarbeets? If final data are not available, please report approximate totals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	284

(OVER)

3. Of the (Item 1) 2017 sugarbeet crop received by this operation for processing, in which state and county were the sugarbeets grown? Please report the number of farms in each county from which the operation received sugarbeets. Attach additional sheets if necessary. If final data are not available, please report approximate totals

• Exclude sugarbeets sold to other processors

STATE	COUNTY	NUMBER OF FARMS	How many acres of sugarbeets were planted? (Acres)	How many acres of sugarbeets were harvested? (Acres)	How many tons of sugarbeets were purchased, contracted or grown by this operation? (Tons)		What percent was the weighted average sucrose content of sugarbeets? (Percent)
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296
291	290	292	293	294	295		296

4. COMMENTS about the 2017 sugarbeet crop are appreciated:

     

5. Please report the number of sugarbeet acres to be planted in 2018 in each state from which this operation will contract or grow sugarbeets.
STATE	ACRES TO BE PLANTED
274	270
274	270
274	270

6. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to

http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/

Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 □YES

3 □NO

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This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

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