Potato area and yield survey 2009

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.

Confidential when completed. Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, 1985, Chapter S19.

  1. Jun
  2. Oct
  • Still farming
  • No longer farming
  • Change of operator
  • Produces potatoes
  • No longer growing potatoes
  • No potatoes this year

If any of the above information is incorrect or missing, please make any necessary corrections below.

  • Farm Name (if applicable)
  • Surname or Family Name
  • Home Phone Number
  • Usual First Name and Initial
  • Cell Phone Number
  • R.R.
  • Box No.
  • Number and Street Name
  • Postal Code
  • Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
  • Partner's Name if Applicable
  • Partner's Phone Number if Applicable
  • Partner's Name if Applicable
  • Partner's Phone Number if Applicable
  • CORP Corporation Name if Applicable
  • Business Phone Number if Applicable

Record of calls (area in June)

  • Date
  • Time
  • Result

Record of calls (yield in October)

  • Date
  • Time
  • Result

Potato area survey 2009

1. Are you growing potatoes for sale this year?

  • Yes - go to question 2
  • No - complete potato operation status and end interview

2. Is this farming operation a partnership?

  • Yes (Update partner information in operator identification section on first page, then proceed to question 4)
  • No

Ask question 3 only in June. If calling in fall skip to question 4:

3. What is the total area planted to potatoes in 2009? (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. Was the area reported in:
    • acres
    • hectares

End interview here in June

  1. Comments

4. What was the total area planted to potatoes in 2009? (Please report for the entire operation, area planted to potatoes on land owned and rented by all partners in the operation).

  1. Will the area be reported in:
    • acres
    • hectares
  2. Total area planted to potatoes

5. What was the total area of potatoes harvested in 2009?

6. What was the average field run yield for your potatoes? Please report the average yield on the acres harvested, not total area and please report the yield based on product moving into storage, not the marketable yield.

Or

7. What was the total field run production of harvested potatoes?

Please report the production from the entire operation and the production moving into storage, not the marketable production

  • Was the yield or production reported in:
    • tons
    • cwts
    • tonnes
    • barrels (165 pounds)
    • other (please note)

8. What percentage of your harvested crop do you expect to make grade?

The percentage that you expect to make grade for table, seed or processing as defined by the grading standard of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, your provincial grading standards or your processor.

Comments

Agreement to Share Information (N.B., Sask. And B.C. only)

This survey is being conducted under a cooperative agreement between Statistics Canada and your provincial ministry of agriculture.

Do you agree to share this information?

  • Yes
  • No
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