Potato Area and Yield Survey - June

General Information

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this act.

Survey purpose

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information to produce national and provincial level estimates of potato production. These estimates will be used by producer organizations, government departments and others. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Fax or e-mail transmission disclosure

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agency of Prince Edward Island as well as with the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.

Please return the completed questionnaire within one week by facsimile to 1-888-883-7999 or by mail to Statistics Canada, Operations and Integration Division, Central Reception – SC-0505
150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6.
If you have any questions, please call 1-800-565-1685.

Main respondent

  • Given name and initial(s)
  • Family name
  • Telephone number
  • Fax number
  • Other telephone number
  • Number and street name
  • Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
  • Province
  • Postal code
  • E-mail address (if applicable)

Alternate respondent

  • Given name and initial(s)
  • Family name
  • Telephone number
  • Fax number
  • Other telephone number
  • Number and street name
  • Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
  • Province
  • Postal code
  • E-mail address (if applicable)

Alternate respondent

  • Given name and initial(s)
  • Family name
  • Telephone number
  • Fax number
  • Other telephone number
  • Number and street name
  • Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
  • Province
  • Postal code
  • E-mail address (if applicable)

Potato Area

SECTION A - AREA PLANTED 20XX

  1. Are you growing any potatoes for sale this year?
    1. Yes (Please go to question 2.)
    2. No (Please return in the envelope provided.)
  2. What is the total area planted to potatoes in 20XX?
    Please report for entire operation, area planted to potatoes on land owned or rented by all partners in the operation.
    1. Total area planted to potatoes
    2. What was the unit of measure that you reported in (acres or hectares)?

SECTION B - QUANTITY SOLD AND PRICE RECEIVED (BASED ON THE 20XX CROP YEAR)

  1. Did you sell any potatoes in the 2013 crop year?
    1. Yes (Please go to question 2.)
    2. No (Please return in the envelope provided.)
  2. The following questions are for the quantity of potatoes sold and the average price received for the 2013 crop year.
    • Do not include any potatoes purchased for re-sale.
    • Please report the price received after any deductions or bonuses were made.
    • Please report an average price received taking into account all grades.

Quantity sold and average price received for the 2013 crop year

  1. Tablestock potatoes
    1. Quantity sold
    2. Quantity sold unit of measure
      • Metric tonnes
      • Hundredweight (cwt)
      • Imperial tons
      • Barrels
      • Pounds
      • Kilograms
      • Other  (Please Specify)
    3. Average price received
    4. Average price received unit of measure
      • $/Metric tonne
      • $/Hundredweight (cwt)
      • $/Imperial ton
      • $/Barrel
      • ¢/Pound
      • ¢/Kilogram
      • Other (Please Specify)
  2. Seed potatoes
    1. Quantity sold
    2. Quantity sold unit of measure
      • Metric tonnes
      • Hundredweight (cwt)
      • Imperial tons
      • Barrels
      • Pounds
      • Kilograms
      • Other  (Please Specify)
    3. Average price received
    4. Average price received unit of measure
      • $/Metric tonne
      • $/Hundredweight (cwt)
      • $/Imperial ton
      • $/Barrel
      • ¢/Pound
      • ¢/Kilogram
      • Other (Please Specify)
  3. Processing potatoes
    1. Quantity sold
    2. Quantity sold unit of measure
      • Metric tonnes
      • Hundredweight (cwt)
      • Imperial tons
      • Barrels
      • Pounds
      • Kilograms
      • Other  (Please Specify)
    3. Average price received
    4. Average price received unit of measure
      • $/Metric tonne
      • $/Hundredweight (cwt)
      • $/Imperial ton
      • $/Barrel
      • ¢/Pound
      • ¢/Kilogram
      • Other (Please Specify)

Comments

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

 
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