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Hawaii
fresh
papaya
utilization for 2011 is
estimated at 28.6 million
pounds, down 5 percent
from 2010. Fresh utilization
accounted for 97 percent of
the total or 27.7 million
pounds, 5 percent below a
year ago. Acreage in crop
decreased 75 acres to 2,000
and harvested acreage
dropped 50 acres to 1,300.
The papaya value declined
13 percent to $9.7 million
mainly due to lower prices
and limited sales.
Weather for 2011 was
generally dry with some
areas of the State under
drought conditions. However, most of the crop was
grown on the eastside of
Hawaii
County,
where
favorable weather conditions prevailed. Some

PAPAYAS: Fresh Utilization and Price,
State of Hawaii, 1992-2011
Cents per pound

Million pounds
70

60

60

50

50

40

40
30
30
20

20
Fresh Utilization

Fresh Price

10

10

0

0
1992

1995

1998

2001

2004

2007

2010

periodic heavy rain fell causing disease outbreaks
and affecting fruit quality. Growers were still
having concerns with pest and disease problems,
low prices, vandalism, and high cost of inputs.
Lower prices have been a deciding factor for some
growers to discontinue papaya production. On the
brighter side and after a decade of waiting for
clearance, commercial shipments of genetically
modified papayas from Hawaii have been
approved for export to Japan, providing additional
marketing opportunity for growers. ■

PAPAYAS: Number of Farms, Acreage, Utilization, Farm Price, and Value,
State of Hawaii, 2007-2011
Year

Farms
Number

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

178
177
177
173
172

Total
Area

Production
Area

——— Acres ———

2,065
2,190
2,025
2,075
2,000

1,310
1,380
1,325
1,350
1,300

Processed

Utilization

Farm Price

Fresh

Fresh
Market

All

——–—— 1,000 pounds ——–——

2,200
2,000
1,200
900
900

31,200
31,500
30,300
29,200
27,700

33,400
33,500
31,500
30,100
28,600

Processed

All

———–—— cents/lb. ——–——–

3.8
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0

41.7
45.5
46.7
38.0
35.0

39.2
43.0
45.0
37.0
34.0

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Value of
Sales
$1,000

13,094
14,393
14,186
11,123
9,722

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July 2012

Papayas: Hawaii State Historical Data
PAPAYAS: Acreage, Utilization, Farm Price, and Value,
State of Hawaii, 1946-2011
Utilization

Farm Price

Farms

Production
Area

Number

Acres

—————— 1,000 pounds ——————

—————— cents/lb. ——————

$1,000

1946

360

7,565

3.2

241

1947

330

5,525

5.4

296

1948

400

7,100

4.3

303

1949

360

5,885

6.0

351

1950

460

6,450

4.2

270

1951

370

5,740

4.8

273

1952

320

7,005

5.7

397

1953

410

9,155

4.7

431

1954

470

10,785

5.2

556

1955

410

1,259

8,076

9,335

2.0

7.1

6.4

601

1956

430

1,746

8,989

10,735

2.1

7.0

6.2

661

1957

540

1,081

13,247

14,328

3.1

5.1

5.0

714

Year

Processed

Fresh
Market

All

Processed

Fresh
Market

All

Value of
Sales

1958

226

610

1,300

13,682

14,982

2.3

5.6

5.3

797

1959

189

570

1,715

12,528

14,243

2.2

5.4

5.0

714

1960

176

500

1,815

10,130

11,945

2.4

6.7

6.0

719

1961

185

570

1,538

13,956

15,494

2.5

5.8

5.5

849

1962

161

540

738

13,472

14,210

2.5

6.0

5.8

826

1963

181

460

2,350

11,725

14,075

6.0

7.8

7.5

1,053

1964

197

750

4,266

17,614

21,880

5.8

4.5

4.7

1,032

1965

200

790

3,237

14,698

17,935

5.3

6.7

6.2

1,120

1966

139

600

3,455

15,225

18,680

3.7

7.9

7.1

1,334

1967

125

760

3,452

19,394

22,846

4.2

8.0

7.4

1,691

1968

120

830

3,465

20,085

23,550

3.9

10.6

9.6

2,260

1969

132

850

2,898

16,337

19,235

3.6

14.0

12.4

2,385

1970

139

1,040

1,022

23,938

24,960

3.9

10.0

9.8

2,436

1971

153

970

1,553

19,172

20,725

3.3

14.0

13.2

2,736

1972

179

985

3,776

21,959

25,735

2.9

15.1

13.3

3,423

1973

176

1,430

3,976

28,848

32,824

3.5

14.0

12.7

4,180

1974

181

1,690

2,695

34,529

37,224

3.1

13.9

13.1

4,871

1975

173

1,840

4,944

34,952

39,896

3.0

15.8

14.2

5,668

1976

178

1,930

6,449

43,588

50,037

3.8

13.5

12.3

6,134
continued

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PAPAYAS: Acreage, Utilization, Farm Price, and Value,
State of Hawaii, 1946-2011 (continued)
Utilization

Farm Price

Farms

Production
Area

Number

Acres

1977

186

2,155

9,561

53,987

63,548

4.7

13.2

11.9

7,565

1978

183

2,190

9,376

54,624

64,000

4.6

14.4

13.0

8,304

1979

194

2,210

4,569

36,446

41,015

4.0

25.6

23.2

9,515

1980

197

1,950

3,556

45,360

48,916

3.4

21.7

20.4

9,964

1981

211

2,110

8,220

58,170

66,390

3.1

20.9

18.7

12,413

1982

214

2,170

7,980

44,770

52,750

3.1

25.1

21.8

11,484

1983

227

2,120

15,100

46,300

61,400

4.4

23.6

18.9

11,591

1984

306

2,590

13,500

67,000

80,500

3.1

13.1

11.4

9,196

1985

315

2,650

11,150

49,250

60,400

2.3

16.9

14.2

8,579

1986

311

2,355

10,900

50,100

61,000

2.3

21.7

18.2

11,123

1987

293

2,350

11,000

56,000

67,000

2.2

19.3

16.5

11,050

1988

305

2,300

12,000

57,000

69,000

3.2

21.0

17.9

12,354

1989

325

2,500

10,000

64,000

74,000

3.0

22.0

19.4

14,380

1990

311

2,400

10,500

58,000

68,500

2.9

25.0

21.6

14,805

1991

271

2,025

7,200

48,150

55,350

2.7

33.3

29.3

16,228

1992

259

2,415

15,500

55,800

71,300

3.0

25.0

20.2

14,415

1993

256

2,555

5,500

58,200

63,700

3.1

23.2

21.5

13,673

1994

256

2,200

5,800

56,200

62,000

3.0

24.3

22.3

13,831

1995

244

2,435

8,900

41,900

50,800

3.0

43.5

36.4

18,494

1996

281

1,835

4,000

37,800

41,800

3.0

44.8

40.8

17,054

1997

241

1,985

3,100

35,700

38,800

3.0

52.9

48.9

18,978

1998

262

2,120

4,300

35,600

39,900

3.0

35.0

31.6

12,589

1999

222

1,940

3,000

39,400

42,400

3.0

40.2

37.6

15,929

2000

236

1,650

4,250

50,250

54,500

3.0

31.6

29.4

16,007

2001

221

1,950

3,000

52,000

55,000

3.0

27.9

26.5

14,598

2002

164

1,720

3,200

42,700

45,900

3.0

27.7

26.0

11,924

2003

163

1,565

1,800

40,800

42,600

3.0

31.9

30.7

13,069

2004

207

1,265

1,700

34,100

35,800

3.0

36.1

34.5

12,361

2005

207

1,480

2,200

30,700

32,900

3.0

36.4

34.2

11,241

2006

170

1,530

2,100

26,600

28,700

3.0

41.3

38.5

11,049

2007

178

1,310

2,200

31,200

33,400

3.8

41.7

39.2

13,094

2008

177

1,380

2,000

31,500

33,500

3.0

45.5

43.0

14,393

2009

177

1,325

1,200

30,300

31,500

3.0

46.7

45.0

14,186

2010

173

1,350

900

29,200

30,100

3.0

38.0

37.0

11,123

2011

172

1,300

900

27,700

28,600

3.0

35.0

34.0

9,722

Year

Processed

Fresh
Market

All

—————— 1,000 pounds ——————

Processed

Fresh
Market

All

—————— cents/lb. ——————

Value of
Sales
$1,000

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July 2012

Papayas: U.S. Imports Lower
PAPAYAS: U.S. Fresh Imports, 2002-2011
Million pounds
400
Mexico

Other

350

300
250

200
150

100
50

0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

PAPAYAS: U.S. Fresh Imports, by Country, 2007-2011
Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Kilograms

Mexico

92,628,235

84,901,295

124,741,475

115,213,677

100,893,561

Belize

33,489,309

28,169,863

23,747,012

28,568,475

26,372,156

Guatemala

1,540,272

3,721,204

2,112,096

3,882,213

6,195,149

Brazil

4,165,172

3,793,401

2,922,696

2,983,645

3,582,227

Dominican Republic

5,137,469

2,141,934

1,790,883

2,227,554

2,165,052

Jamaica

991,561

1,096,105

784,529

754,804

547,385

Other

156,553

531,044

294,970

260,592

41,491

Total

138,108,571

124,354,846

156,393,661

153,890,960

139,797,021

* = Less than 100,000 pounds. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

PAPAYAS: U.S. Imports, by Type, 2007-2011
Type

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Kilograms

Fresh

138,108,571

124,354,846

156,393,661

153,890,960

139,797,021

985,056

1,667,382

2,575,001

2,178,340

4,731,700

2,166,800

1,990,801

1,772,412

2,356,967

1,769,333

Paste & Puree

175,763

368,883

169,279

126,597

51,198

Pulp

688,902

651,648

228,857

419,071

190,099

3,594,334

3,791,136

2,992,315

2,920,233

3,159,445

145,719,426

132,824,696

164,131,525

161,892,168

149,698,796

Frozen
Dried

Other
Total
1

1

Total may not add due to rounding. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

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Papayas: World Production
PAPAYAS: World Production, 2001-2010 1
Billion Pounds
30
25
20
15

10
5
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1

2011 data not available.

PAPAYAS: World Production, by Country, 2007-2011 1
Country

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Metric tons

India

2,909,000

3,629,000

3,911,600

4,713,800

N.A.

Brazil

1,811,540

1,890,290

1,792,590

1,871,300

N.A.

Nigeria

765,000

688,782

763,619

703,800

N.A.

Indonesia

621,524

717,899

772,844

695,214

N.A.

Mexico

919,425

638,237

707,347

616,215

N.A.

Ethiopia

223,945

207,698

189,007

263,178

N.A.

Congo, Dem Republic of

230,000

250,000

260,000

232,400

N.A.

Thailand

219,840

221,800

223,777

225,772

N.A.

Guatemala

195,377

201,099

206,762

211,594

N.A.

Colombia

184,530

190,000

196,615

200,000

N.A.

Philippines

157,771

167,387

173,941

186,806

N.A.

Peru

164,234

182,907

176,656

165,981

N.A.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

132,013

128,020

130,000

132,300

N.A.

Other

915,670

935,250

959,025

1,004,671

N.A.

9,449,869

10,048,369

10,463,783

11,223,031

N.A.

Total

3

N.A. = Not available. 1 Data quality can be official, semi-official, estimates, or calculated. 2 Revised. 3 Total may not add due to rounding.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), FAOSTAT data, http://faostat.fao.org/site/291/default.aspx .