Hawaii Vegetable and Melon Crops

United States Department of Agriculture

Hawaii Vegetable and
Melon Crops
September 18, 2015
In Cooperation with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Hawaii Field Office · 300 Ala Moana Blvd Suite 7-118· Honolulu, HI 96850 · 1-(800)-804-9514 · www.nass.usda.gov

HAWAII 2014 VEGETABLE AND MELON CROPS
The farm gate value for Hawaii’s vegetable and melon crops is estimated at $39.8 million in 2014.
Cumulative production for vegetables and melons was 44.0 million pounds. Rainfall in 2014
approached normal for most locations; however, there were still some areas that received less irrigation
than would be normal. In addition, the heavy vog had a negative effect on some crops.
The top volume‐producing vegetable crop during 2014 was head cabbage whose estimated production
was 6.67 million pounds; however, this figure is down 3.05 million pounds from the previous year.
Cucumbers were the second largest published vegetable volume crop, estimated at 5.78 million
pounds.
Most vegetables showed a decrease in production compared to the revised figures for the previous
year. However, kale showed an increase in production of 186% from the previous year to 630,000
pounds, while head lettuce showed a 95% increase in production to 1.25 million pounds. In addition,
Chinese cabbage, mustard cabbage, Oriental squash, and watercress increased production.
The leading farm gate value was for cucumbers, estimated at $4.3 million. Second is head cabbage,
estimated at $3.24 million. Leaf lettuce rounds out the top three farm gate values, at $2.9 million, though
it is down 34% from 2013’s revised value of $4.40 million.

Commodity
Cabbage, Chinese
Cabbage, head
Cabbage, mustard
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Kale
Lettuce, head
Lettuce, leaf
Lettuce, Romaine
Onions, green
Squash, Oriental
Snap beans
Watercress
Other 2/
TOTAL
1/
2/

Area harvested
(Acres)
1/
2013
2014
150
520
80
300
80
35
40
230
140
110
20
200
40
3,620
5,565

140
450
50
280
60
60
90
130
130
80
20
140
40
3,425
5,095

All 2013 values were revised due to an overexpansion of reported data.
Other vegetables were not published due to confidentiality reasons.

Production
(1,000 lbs)
2013 1/
2014
2,670
9,720
530
6,300
1,440
220
640
2,000
1,360
1,000
120
620
720
25,088
52,428

2,900
6,670
600
5,770
920
630
1,250
1,130
1,150
980
270
450
760
20,565
44,045

Farm value
($1,000)
2013 1/
2014
$1,310
$4,180
$780
$4,800
$1,440
$660
$690
$4,400
$1,480
$1,590
$85
$1,120
$1,290
$19,666
$43,491

$1,500
$3,240
$390
$4,300
$900
$1,040
$2,700
$2,900
$2,000
$1,500
$200
$1,130
$1,330
$16,660
$39,790