Hawaii Farm Facts

Hawaii Farm Facts
Aug/Sept 2013

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

2012/13 Coffee 
Marketings Lower, but Value Higher 

In cooperation with

Hawaii coffee marketing for 2012/13 is estimated at 7.0 million pounds, down 
8  percent  from  the  2011/12  crop  season.  Total  acreage  and  harvested 
acreage  remained  unchanged  at  8,000  and  6,300,  respectively.  Yields 
averaged 1,110 pounds per acre compared to 1,210 for crop year 2011/12. The 
Statewide  farm  price  for  coffee  averaged  $4.80  per  pound  (parchment 
equivalent basis) for the 2012/13 season, 16 percent above the 2011/12 season 
of $4.15 per pound. The farm revenue for coffee is estimated at $33.6 million 
(parchment  equivalent  basis)  for  this  season,  7 percent  more  than  last 
season.  The  Coffee  Berry  Borer  remained  a  major  concern  for  the  coffee 
industry. Variable precipitation levels also affected the crop. ■  

Inside this issue: 
Coffee ....................  

1 

Cattle  ....................  

2 

Hogs ......................  

3 

Sugar .....................  

4 

Aquaculture ..........  

5 

COFFEE: Number of Farms, Acreage, Yield, Marketings, Price, and Value , 
2008/09 through 2012/13, State of Hawaii  
Crop Year 1

Farms

Acreage
In Crop

Number

2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13 5

830
830
830
830
830

Marketings 3

Farm Prices 4

Value of
Dales

Green
Production

Dollars per Pound

$1,000

1,000 Pounds

3.40
3.60
3.80
4.15
4.80

29,580
31,320
33,440
31,540
33,600

7,000
7,000
7,100
6,100
5,600

Harvested

———— Acres ————

7,800
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000

Yield 2

6,300
6,300
6,300
6,300
6,300

—— 1,000 Pounds ——

1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.1

8,700
8,700
8,800
7,600
7,000

1

Coffee harvesting occurs throughout the year in Hawaii. The main harvest normally begins in late summer and extends to the early part of the
following year. 2 Average yields based on parchment equivalent marketings and harvested acreage. 3 Expressed in parchment equivalent pounds.
Coffee marketed in cherry form was converted to an equivalent parchment weight and added to parchment marketings. 4 Represents an average farm
price for parchment equivalent sales. Obtained by dividing farm revenues from the sale of cherry and parchment coffee by total marketings (parchment
equivalent basis). 5 Preliminary.

This is the final issue of the Hawaii Farm Facts due to our agency’s reorganization.
The California, Hawaii, and Nevada NASS Field offices will now comprise the NASS
Pacific Regional Office. However, data will still be published from Pacific Regional
office and available on the Hawaii Field office website.
USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field Office ● 1428 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
PH: (808) 973-9588 ● FAX: (808) 973-2909 ● WEB: www.nass.usda.gov/hi

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Cattle:  Marketings for the First Half  
of 2013 Up 3 Percent from the First Half of 2012 
Cattle  marketings  (sum  of  exports  and  local  slaughter) 
totaled 23,000 head for the time period of January through 
June  2013,  up  3  percent  from  the  same  six  months  of  2012.  
Exports  accounted  for  77  percent  of  the  total  with  steers 
making  up  57  percent  of  the  exported  cattle.  Local 
slaughter,  accounted  for  the  remaining  23  percent  of 
marketings  totaled  5,200  head.    The  average  live  weight  of 
commercially slaughtered cattle in Hawaii during the first six 
months  was  1,116,  down  2.3  percent  or  26  pounds  lighter 
compared to the first six months of 2012. ■

CATTLE: Number and Weights of Total Marketing, Exports, and Local Slaughter by Months, 
State of Hawaii, 2013 with 2012 Year‐to‐date Comparisons 
Marketings
Month

Total
Marketings 1

Exports
Total
Exports 2

Type of Cattle
Steers

Heifers

—————————— Head ——————————

January
6,550
February
2,850
March
3,350
April
3,000
May
3,300
June
3,950
5
Year-to-date :
2013
23,000
2012
22,300
Change
3.1
1

Average
Live
Weight

Commercial (Local) Slaughter 3
Average
Total
Total
Number
Live
Live
Dress
Slaughter
Weight
Weight
Weight 4

Pounds

Head

Pounds

—— 1,000 Pounds ——

5,650
2,050
2,450
2,200
2,300
3,150

3,200
1,000
1,000
1,200
1,400
2,300

2,400
1,050
1,450
1,000
900
800

443
489
432
316
430
431

900
800
900
800
1,000
800

1,110
1,114
1,106
1,123
1,127
1,120

1,052
901
996
913
1,097
945

578
495
547
501
602
519

17,800
16,300
9.2

10,100
9,700
4.1

7,600
6,550
16.0

427
453
-5.7

5,200
6,000
-13.3

1,116
1,142
-2.3

5,904
6,806
-13.3

3,241
3,736
-13.2

Sum of commercial (local) slaughter and exports. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2 Cattle and calves shipped out-of-state include: steers,
heifers, and all other classes. All other classes not shown separately, but are included in total. 3 Excludes non-inspected farm slaughter; includes
custom slaughter. 4 Estimates based on 54.9 dressing percentage. 5 Includes revisions made to previous months.

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Hogs:  Pork Production for the First Half of 2013 
Down 4 Percent Compared to the First Half of 2012 
HOGS:  Monthly Commercial Production, 
State of Hawaii, 2012 and 2013 
1,000 lbs. 

Total hogs slaughtered during the first 
six  months  of  2013  totaled 
6,600  head, down 4 percent from the 
6,900  head  slaughtered  during  the 
first  six  months  of  2012.  Total  live 
weight  was  1.6  million  pounds,  down 
4  percent  from  the  same  time  period 
the previous year. Average live weight 
for  the  first  half  of  2013  was 
243 pounds or 5 pounds less than the 
first half of 2012. ■

280

2012

260

2013

240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

HOGS: Number and Weights of Commercial Slaughter by Months, 
State of Hawaii, 2013 and 2012 Year‐to‐date with Comparisons. 1 
Total Commercial
Slaughter

Average
Live Weight

Head

Pounds

January
February
March
April
May
June

1,100
1,000
1,100
1,100
1,100
1,200

247
246
250
249
238
231

269
257
278
271
258
267

Year-to-date:
2013
2012
Change

6,600
6,900
-4.3

243
248
-2.0

1,600
1,674
-4.4

Month

1

Total
Live Weight

Total
Dressed Weight 2

———————1,000 Pounds ———————

Excludes non-inspected farm slaughter; includes custom slaughter and live hog inshipments from the mainland for slaughter.
75.0 dressing percentage.

202
193
209
203
194
200
1,201
1,256
-4.4
2

Estimate based on

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Sugarcane and Sugarbeets: 
U.S.  SUGARCANE:      Production  of  sugarcane  for  sugar  and  seed  in  2013  is  forecast  at  30.4  million  tons,  down 
6  percent from last year. Producers intend to harvest 911,100 acres for sugar and seed during the 2013 crop year, up 
8,700 acres from last year. Expected yield for sugar and seed is forecast at 33.3 tons per acre, down 2.4 tons from 
2012. ■  

SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State 
 and United States, 2012 and Forecasted August 1, 2013 
State

Area Harvested
2012
2013
——— 1,000 Acres ———

Florida
Hawaii
Louisiana

1

Yield 1
2012

2013

—-——- Tons ———–-

Production 1
2012
2013
——— 1,000 Tons ———-

413.0
17.4
428.0

413.0
17.5
440.0

36.9
75.1
33.0

36.9
80.8
28.0

15,220
1,307
14,124

15,240
1,414
12,320

Texas

44.0

40.6

35.8

34.4

1,576

1,397

U.S.

902.4

911.1

35.7

33.3

32,227

30,371

Net tons.

U.S.  SUGARBEETS:      Production  of  sugarbeets  for  the  2013  crop  year  is  forecast  at  30.0  million  tons,  down 
15 percent from last year. Planted area is forecast at 1.21 million acres, down slightly from the June Acreage report 
and  down  2  percent  from  last  year.  Producers  expect  to  harvest  1.18  million  acres,  up  slightly  from  the  previous 
forecast but down 2 percent from 2012. Expected yield is forecast at 25.4 tons per acre, a decrease of 3.9 tons from 
last year. ■  

SUGARBEETS:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State and United States, 
2012 and Forecasted August 1, 2013 1 
State

California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oregon
Wyoming
U.S.

Area Harvested
2012
2013

Yield
2012

Production
2013

2012

2013

———1,000 Acres ———

———— Tons ————

——— 1,000 Tons ———

24.5
29.7
182.0
153.0
463.0
45.8
48.9
215.0
11.0
31.3
1,204.2

44.0
31.8
35.3
29.0
26.5
28.2
29.8
28.0
38.0
28.6
29.3

1,078
944
6,425
4,437
12,270
1,292
1,457
6,020
418
895
35,236

24.5
26.3
174.0
150.0
460.0
42.9
44.0
223.0
9.3
29.8
1,183.8

45.0
31.2
32.7
25.0
22.0
28.1
28.0
22.0
36.2
29.0
25.4

1,103
821
5,690
3,750
10,120
1,205
1,232
4,906
337
864
30,028

1
Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California. In California, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central
California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern California.

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Aquaculture: Value at Record High $55.7 Million for 2012 
Hawaii  aquaculture  increased 
for the second year reaching a 
record  high  $55.7  million  in 
2012, compared to 40.0 million 
during  the  previous  year.  
Algae  sales  accounted  for 
$28.4  million  and  almost  have 
of  the  value.  The  ‘other’ 
category 
included 
the 
remaining sales. ■  

AQUACULTURE: Number of Operations, Production, and Value, 
State of Hawaii, 2008 ‐ 2012 
Year

Operations
Number

1

Production
Shellfish

Value

Finfish

----- 1,000 Pounds -----

Shellfish

Finfish

Algae

Ornamental

Other 1

Total

————————————- 1,000 Dollars ————————————-

2008

70

32

1,311

261

7,022

15,740

3,346

8,281

34,650

2009

70

56

821

420

4,447

16,995

2,671

7,797

32,330

2010

75

76

211

575

1,012

16,725

1,837

9,821

29,970

2011

70

55

315

413

1,493

25,230

2,514

10,320

39,970

2012

70

2

2

28,420

2

27,320

2

2

Items not sold by weight which includes number count for example seed stock, brood stock, fingerlings, and disclosures for 2008-2011.
combined with “Other” for 2012.

55,740
2

Disclosure