County of Hawaii 1997 Data Book Section 15: Agriculture, Forests and Fishing

County of Hawaii 1997 Data Book Section 15: Agriculture, Forests and Fishing
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Table 15.1-- MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD: 1978, 1982, 1987 AND 1992

Subject and period	State total	Hawaii County

Total sales ($1,000):
1978 .................................	419,251	148,399
1982 .................................	558,608	206,427
1987 .................................	609,741	* 219,756
1992 .................................	552,054	187,593

Sales per farm (dollars):
1978 .................................	97,274	65,490
1982 .................................	121,569	81,302
1987 .................................	125,203	78,205
1992 .................................	103,458	59,421

* Revised.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1982 Census of Agriculture, Geographic Area Series, Hawaii, State and County Data, AC82-A-11 (September 1984), chapter 2, table 3; 1987 Census of Agriculture, Geographic Area Series, Hawaii, State and County Data, AC87-A-11 (August 1989), chapter 2, table 2; and 1992 Census of Agriculture, Geographic Area Series, Hawaii, State and County Data, AC92-A-11 (October 1994), chapter 2, table 1.

Table 15.2-- FARMS, LAND IN FARMS, AND LAND USE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992

Subject	Number

Farms ...........................................	3,157
Land in farms (acres)	926,607
Average size of farm (acres)	294

Value of land and buildings:
Average per farm (dollars)	495,001
Average per acre (dollars)	1,686

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................	1,960
10 to 49 acres ..............................	858
50 to 179 acres .............................	188
180 to 499 acres ............................	74
500 to 999 acres ............................	22
1,000 to 1,999 acres ........................	15
2,000 or more acres .........................	40

Lands in farms according to use:
Total cropland:
Farms ...................................	2,893
Acres ...................................	116,068
Harvested cropland:
Farms ...................................	2,752
Acres ...................................	52,950
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing:
Farms ...................................	262
Acres ...................................	18,472
Other cropland:
Farms ...................................	637
Acres ...................................	44,646
Total woodland:
Farms ...................................	185
Acres ...................................	79,319
Pastureland and rangeland other than
cropland and woodland pastured:
Farms ...................................	386
Acres ...................................	649,365
Land in house lots, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc.:
Farms ...................................	1,209
Acres ...................................	81,855

Irrigated land (acres) ........................	13,013

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1992 Census of Agriculture, Geographic Area Series, Hawaii, State and County Data, AC92-A-11 (October 1994), chapter 2, tables 6 and 8.

Table 15.3-- TENURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FARM OPERATOR AND TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992

Subject	Number

FARMS

Land in farms
Farms	3,157
Acres	926,607

TENURE OF OPERATOR

Full owners
Farms	1,796
Acres	81,871
Part owners
Farms	423
Acres	655,149
Owned land in farms (acres)	364,581
Rented land in farms (acres)	290,568
Tenants
Farms	938
Acres	189,587

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Place of residence:
On farm operated	1,867
Not on farm operated	1,038
Not reported	252
Principal occupation:
Farming	1,663
Other	1,494
Days of work off farm:
None	1,079
Any	1,785
1 to 49 days	248
50 to 99 days	215
100 to 149 days	200
150 to 199 days	251
200 days or more	871
Not reported	293

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Years on present farm:
2 years or less	227
3 or 4 years	404
5 to 9 years	750
10 years or more	1,209
Average years on present farm	12.8
Not reported	567

Age group:
Under 25 years	15
25 to 34 years	237
35 to 44 years	761
45 to 54 years	659
55 to 64 years	627
55 to 59 years	292
60 to 64 years	335
65 years and over	858
65 to 69 years	340
70 years and over	518
Average age	53.7

Sex:
Male
Farms	2,680
Acres	896,409
Female
Farms	477
Acres	30,198

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Individual or family (sole proprietorship)
Farms	2,659
Acres	113,696
Partnership
Farms	231
Acres	114,512

Corporation
Family held
Farms	170
Acres	249,756
Other than family held
Farms	58
Acres	102,273
Other (cooperative, estate or trust,
institutional, etc.)
Farms	39
Acres	346,370

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1992 Census of Agriculture, Geographic Area Series, Hawaii, State and County Data, AC92-A-11 (October 1994), chapter 2, table 11.

Table 15.4-- NUMBER OF FARMS, FARM ACREAGE, AND FARM EMPLOYMENT, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

Subject	1992 1/	1993 1/	1994 1/	1995 1/	1996

Number of farms 2/	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,700

Farm acreage (1,000) 3/	929	929	929	929	929

Farm employment 4/
Self-employed farm operators	1,850	1,800	1,700	1,750	1,800
Unpaid family members .	750	650	650	550	600
Hired workers	3,750	3,300	3,000	2,550	2,600

1/ Revised.
2/ Based on farm definition of $1,000 or more of agricultural sales.
3/ Includes land not in crop and pasture, such as farm house lots, roads, woodlots, etc.
4/ Average of January, April, July and October quarters, rounded off.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture (annual).

Table 15.5-- VALUE OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK SALES, HAWAII COUNTY: 1976 TO 1996

(In thousands of dollars)

		Crops
Year	All crops & livestock	All crops	Sugar (unprocessed cane)	Other crops	Livestock

1976 ......	102,386	86,561	60,800	25,761	15,825
1977 ......	96,088	80,781	51,900	28,881	15,307
1978 ......	123,292	103,346	68,600	34,746	19,946
1979 ......	145,146	123,856	79,500	44,356	21,290

1980 ......	215,640	193,169	137,500	55,669	22,471
1981 ......	163,730	140,712	76,800	63,912	23,018
1982 ......	176,021	152,244	86,900	65,344	23,777
1983 ......	191,814	167,941	100,000	67,941	23,873
1984 ......	185,216	161,983	94,000	67,983	23,233
1985 ......	171,645	149,523	69,800	79,723	22,122
1986 ......	187,958	165,976	74,100	91,876	21,982
1987 ......	180,306	153,891	64,400	89,491	26,415
1988 ......	194,679	165,619	60,000	105,619	29,060
1989 1/....	207,445	174,741	56,900	113,841	32,704

1990 1/....	198,310	168,893	55,000	113,893	29,417
1991 1/....	179,716	149,009	43,600	105,409	30,707
1992 1/....	168,406	140,235	38,200	102,035	28,171
1993 1/....	166,309	140,610	39,000	101,610	25,699
1994 1/....	161,475	140,770	35,800	104,970	20,705
1995 1/....	145,721	128,564	12,200	115,818	17,157
1996 ......	141,910	125,915	1,700	124,215	15,995

1/ Revised.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture (annual).

Table 15.6-- ACREAGE IN CROP, TOTAL FARM ACREAGE, AND NUMBER OF CROP FARMS, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

Subject	1992 1/	1993 1/	1994 1/	1995	1996

Acreage in crop (1,000 acres):
Sugarcane	47.3	33.9	22.4	2.4	-
Vegetables and melons 2/	1.6	1.7	1.7	2.0	2.1
Fruits, excluding pineapples	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.3
Macadamia nuts	D	D	D	D	D
Coffee 5/	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.8	2.0
Miscellaneous crops 3/	1.9	1.7	1.6	2.1	1.8

Total farm acreage (1,000 acres) 4/	929	929	929	929	929

Number of crop farms:
Sugarcane	45	25	15	1	1
Vegetables and melons	295	297	290	335	400
Fruits, excluding pineapples	600	553	596	652	720
Macadamia nuts	640	630	630	D	D
Flowers and nursery products	314	307	304	333	316
Coffee 5/	594	574	575	570	550
Taro	100	110	105	109	100

D = Data not shown separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
1/ Revised.
2/ Harvested acreage.
3/ Includes taro, seed corn, feed and forage crops (excluding pineapple feed products), flowers, foliage and nursery products.
4/ Includes land not in crop and pasture such as farm house lots, roads, woodlots, etc.
5/ Statewide total, though almost all acreage and farms are in Hawaii County.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture (annual).

Table 15.7-- VOLUME OF CROP MARKETINGS AND VALUE OF CROP SALES, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

Subject	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

Volume of crop marketings (1,000):
Sugar (unproc. cane; tons)	1,674	1,499	1,345	430	81
Vegetables & melons (lb.)	30,940	29,640	26,565	28,760	32,030
Fruits, exc. pineapples (lb.)	87,330	79,640	77,830	66,320	56,460
Mac nuts (in shell; lb.)	D	D	D	D	D
Coffee (parchment; lb.) 1/	1,790	1,960	2,100	2,500	2,300
Taro (lb.)	1,610	1,790	1,960	1,400	1,400

Value of crop sales ($1,000):
Sugar (unproc. cane)	38,200	39,000	35,800	12,200	1,700
Vegetables & melons	13,765	12,411	13,121	14,267	16,140
Fruits, exc. pineapples 1/	18,702	18,226	18,271	22,255	20,684
Mac nuts (in shell)	D	D	D	D	D
Flowers & nursery products 1/	34,710	33,902	31,337	32,608	34,724
Coffee (parchment) 1/	3,687	5,880	8,400	11,500	10,810
Taro	689	748	790	657	689
Field crops (not estimated separately)	41	35	51	102	73

D = Data not shown separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
1/ Revised.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture (annual).

Table 15.8-- SUGARCANE: NUMBER OF FARMS, ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE, AND VALUE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

Subject	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

Number of farms	45	25	15	1	1

Acreage (1,000 acres)
In crop	47.3	33.9	22.4	2.4	-
Harvested for sugar	19.0	18.4	18.2	6.5	1.3

Yield per acre cane (tons) 1/	88.1	81.5	73.9	66.2	62.3

Production of cane for sugar (1,000 tons)	1,674	1,499	1,345	430	81

Farm price (dollars/ton) 1/	22.80	26.00	26.60	28.40	21.50

Value of cane for sugar ($mil.) 2/	38.2	39.0	35.8	12.2	1.7

1/ Yield and farm price may not compute exactly due to rounding.
2/ Value of cane for sugar estimated by deducting processing and marketing costs from value of sugar and molasses. Processing costs based on toll charges paid by independent producers.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture (annual).

Table 15.9-- SUGAR COMPANIES, ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, HAWAII COUNTY: 1994

Company	Total cane land acreage	Acreage harvested	Production (short tons)

Hamakua Sugar Co.	8,634	8,634	60,822
Hilo Coast Processing Co. 1/.			2/
Kau Agribusiness Co.	8,875	4,660	44,365
Mauna Kea Agribusiness Co.	4,778	4,778	40,564 3/
United Cane Planters' Coop.	145	145	1,443 3/

1/ Hilo Coast Processing Co. harvests and processes cane grown by Mauna Kea Agribusiness and United Cane Planters' Cooperative.
2/ Produced 42,007 tons raw sugar for 3/.
3/ Growers only, cane processed by Hilo Coast Processing Co., which together with Mauna Kea Agribusiness Co. phased out of sugarcane production and processing in 1994.
Source: Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, records.

Table 15.10-- EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS IN HAWAII COUNTY'S SUGAR (CROPS) INDUSTRY: 1985 TO 1996

Year	Total	Production	Processing

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT

1985 .................	2,173	1,253	920
1986 .................	2,213	1,241	972
1987 .................	2,033	1,188	845
1988 .................	1,984	1,165	819
1989 .................	1,765	1,007	758
1990 .................	1,519	785	734
1991 .................	1,497	798	699
1992 .................	1,463	832	631
1993 1/...............	3,804	2,151	1,653
1994 1/...............	3,570	2,101	1,469
1995 1/...............	2,756	1,597	1,159
1996 1/...............	2,635	1,578	1,057

TOTAL WAGES

1985 .................	41,885,664	22,010,629	19,875,035
1986 .................	41,662,245	22,656,189	19,006,056
1987 .................	41,187,076	22,949,949	18,237,127
1988 .................	39,875,935	22,309,567	17,566,368
1989 .................	36,769,577	19,412,418	17,357,159
1990 .................	33,628,728	15,883,731	17,744,997
1991 .................	34,740,843	18,064,526	16,676,317
1992 .................	34,391,444	17,839,170	16,552,274
1993 1/...............	69,453,917	35,970,871	33,483,046
1994 1/...............	66,352,221	36,095,145	30,257,076
1995 1/...............	47,225,684	26,177,089	21,048,595
1996 1/...............	45,299,584	26,164,750	19,134,834

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE

1985 .................	19,276	17,565	21,597
1986 .................	18,826	18,256	19,554
1987 .................	20,259	19,318	21,582
1988 .................	20,099	19,150	21,449
1989 .................	20,833	19,277	22,899
1990 .................	22,139	20,234	24,176
1991 .................	23,207	22,637	23,857
1992 .................	23,507	21,441	26,232
1993 1/...............	18,258	16,723	20,256
1994 1/...............	18,586	17,180	20,597
1995 1/...............	17,135	16,391	18,161
1996 1/...............	17,191	16,581	18,103

1/ In 1993, sugar and pineapple consolidated with other crops; sugar mill and pineapple canning combined with other food processing.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Employment and Payrolls in Hawaii (annual).

Table 15.11-- MACADAMIA NUTS: NUMBER OF FARMS, ACREAGE, YIELD, MARKETINGS, PRICE AND VALUE, HAWAII COUNTY 1/: 1992-93 TO 1996-97 SEASONS

Subject	1992-1993	1993-1994	1994-1995	1995-1996	1996-1997

Number of farms	660	650	650	650	680

Acreage
In crop	20,500	20,100	20,200	20,300	20,200
Bearing	17,500	18,500	18,500	19,300	19,200


Yield per acre,bearing (000 lb.) 2/	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.9

Production 3/ (1,000 lb.)
Gross 4/	53,000	53,000	58,000	57,000	63,000
Net 5/	48,000	48,500	52,500	51,000	56,500

Farm price 3/ (cents per lb.)
Gross 6/	61.6	62.2	62.5	66.2	70.0
Net	68.0	68.0	69.0	74.0	78.0

Farm value 7/ ($1,000)	32,640	32,980	36,225	37,740	44,070

Note: Season begins July 1st and ends June 30th of following year.
1/ Statewide total, though almost all acreage is in Hawaii County.
2/ Net production per bearing acre.
3/ Wet in-shell basis, delivered processors.
4/ Gross pounds delivered for processing.
5/ Gross pounds delivered for processing less total spoilage through cracking, but before roasting.
6/ Farm value divided by gross production.
7/ Net production multiplied by net farm price.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture (annual).

Table 15.12- PAPAYAS: NUMBER OF FARMS, ACREAGE, YIELD, UTILIZATION, PRICE, AND VALUE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

Subject	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

Number of farms 1/	213	211	210	200	240

Acreage harvested 1/	2,275	2,425	2,048	2,280	1,660

Yield per acre (1,000 lb.) 2/	30.1	25.3	28.5	21.1	23.0

Utilized production (1,000 lb.)	68,455	61,285	58,325	48,115	38,195

Utilization (1,000 lb.)
Fresh	52,955	55,785	52,525	39,215	34,195
Processed	15,500	5,500	5,800	8,900	4,000
	3/	3/	3/	3/	3/
Price per pound (cents)
Fresh	24.3	22.7	23.5	42.7	44.3
Processed	D	D	D	D	D
All	19.5	20.9	21.5	35.4	40.0

Value of utilized
production ($1,000)	13,350	12,805	12,536	17,008	15,281

D = Data not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
1/ Average of monthly estimates.
2/ Utilized production divided by acreage harvested.
3/ Combined with Kauai to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture, (annual).

Table 15.13-- NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS, VOLUME OF LIVESTOCK MARKETINGS AND VALUE OF LIVESTOCK SALES, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

Subject	1992 1/	1993 1/	1994 1/	1995 1/	1996

Number of livestock operations:
Total 2/	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,700
Cattle 3/	460	430	410	410	410
Hogs	70	50	60	60	60
Milk	30	30	30	30	30
Eggs	25	25	25	25	25
Honey	10	11	14	12	16

Volume of livestock marketings:
Beef (dressed weight;1,000 lb.) 4/	14,350	5,896	4,769	3,780	5,369
Pork (dressed weight;
1,000 lb.)	491	505	538	453	458
Milk (million lb.)	D	D	D	D	D
Eggs (million)	D	D	D	D	D
Broilers & chickens (ready-
to cook weight; 1,000 lb.)	D	-	-	-	-
Honey (1,000 lb.)	D	D	D	D	D

Value of livestock sales ($1,000):
Total 5	28,171	25,699	20,705	17,157	15,995
Cattle 6/	21,578	18,112	13,254	9,265	7,433
Hogs 6/	534	545	545	465	455
Milk	D	D	D	D	D
Eggs	D	D	D	D	D
Broilers & chickens (ready-to-cook weight)	-	-	-	-	-
Other 7/	-	-	-	-	-

D = Data not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
1/ Revised.
2/ Based on farm definition of $1,000 or more of agricultural sales.
3/ Includes beef, dairy and dairy replacement operations.
4/ Includes slaughter cattle but excludes calves shipped out-of-state.
5/ Sum of indiviual comodities may not add to total. Includes sheep, wool, turkeys, honey, beeswax, broilers, and chickens.
6/ Excludes interfarm sales; includes out-of-state sales of slaughter cattle and feeder calves.
7/ Includes sheep, wool, turkeys, horses, honey, and beeswax.
Source: Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture (annual).

Table 15.14-- FLOWER AND NURSERY PRODUCTS, HAWAII COUNTY: 1980 TO 1996

		Area
Year	Number of farms	Total (acres)	Greenhouse (1,000 sq. ft.)	Artificial shade structure (1,000 sq. ft.)	Natural shade area (acres)	Open field (acres)	Value of sales ($1,000)

1980 ..	300	807	870	15,352	119	316	12,089
1981 ..	330	900	1,202	18,529	116	331	12,496
1982 ..	310	912	1,270	19,425	104	333	13,559
1983 ..	320	987	1,164	19,252	98	420	14,316
1984 ..	315	998	1,195	19,264	83	446	16,944