Here is the PDF file for the Hawaii Seed Crops report.
Please visit the website for more information: http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/
Hawaii Seed Crops
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Contact Information:
Mark E. Hudson, Director
USDA NASS Hawaii Field Office
1421 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96814-2512
Office: (808) 973-9588 / (800) 804-9514
Fax: (808) 973-2909
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Seed Crop industry valued at record high $176.6 million
Monsanto Corn on Maui
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The Hawaii Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates the value of Hawaii’s seed industry at a record high $176.6 million for the 2008/09 season. This preliminary estimate represents a 26-percent increase from 2007/08’s revised estimate of $140.7 million. Seed corn is expected to account for $169.3 million, or 96 percent, of the total value in 2008/09. A variety of other seed crops will account for the remaining 4 percent.
Outshipments of seed are anticipated to total 10.1 million pounds during the 2008/09 season, up 20 percent from the revised 8.4 million pounds shipped during the 2007/08 season.
Acreage harvested for all seed crops is expected to total a record high 5,930 acres during the 2008/09 season, up 12 percent from the 2007/08 season.
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This is a terrible time to start importing foreign bananas due to the proposed layoffs of agricultural inspectors. The domestic crop could easily be devastated by invasive pests including banana rasp snail, red palm mite, two-spotted mite, banana root borer, banana aphid and the mealybug.
Bannana Crop could be ruined?
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Agriculture officials said this may be the only way to secure the approval of the US Department of Agriculture for the Philippines’ formal request to penetrate the lucrative US market for fresh bananas.
“They are asking us if they can export temperate vegetables to the Philippines. We haven’t responded yet, but the arguments will always lead to a counter-trade arrangement," said Bureau of Plant Industry director Joel Rudinas.
The US government, Rudinas said, has expressed its interest to export temperate vegetables such as broccoli and asparagus.
He said the Philippines must submit its position on the findings of the import risk assessment (IRA) conducted by the US government on Philippine bananas as a protocol in the processing of requests for fruit exports.
In its IRA last month, the USDA said Philippine bananas may be allowed entry into the US market if mitigating measures be undertaken to address the issue of the danger of potential pests.
An IRA reviews existing quarantine policy on the import of animals, plants and their products, identifies and classifies potential quarantine risks and develop policies to manage them.
Continue reading ‘Washington wants RP to allow entry of US vegetables – GMA News and Public Affairs’
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Syngenta (SYT) has been included in the charts of Stocks, ETFs and ETNs being tracked, both by the previous year and previous week, on the Hawaii Agriculture Blog after Howard Dicus pointed out Syngenta’s importance to the States Economy by growing seed for mainland farmers. View the video here.
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The annual charts have been updated also. CLICK HERE to view.
Maui Land and Pineapple (MLP)
Calavo Growers (CVGW)
Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX)
iPath DJ AIG Sugar TR Sub-Idx ETN (SGG)
Monsanto (MON)
Syngenta (SYT)
Continue reading ‘Hawaii and Related Agriculture Daily Charts for the week ending 08-28-09′
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Business Update on Hawaii’s Agriculture
Written by Sunrise on KGMB9 – sunrise@kgmb9.com
August 27, 2009 07:02 AM
Balance reporting on Hawaii’s recession requires reports on industries that are still growing in these times. That includes the business of growing seed for mainland farmers.
Mark Phillipson is the new GM for the Hawaii operations of Syngenta. He joined KGMB9’s Howard Dicus Thursday morning.http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009_08_27_Syngenta_flv.flv
Business Update on Hawaii’s Agriculture | KGMB9 News Hawaii | (KGMB9
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MLP, which owns 24,500 acres primarily in Maui, Hawaii, including 10.6 miles of ocean frontage with 3300 of lineal feet along sandy beaches, has fallen on hard times during the recession. The company recently reported a $54 million loss for the second quarter, which included more than $37 million in writedowns, $21.3 million of which represented a decrease in value of the Company’s investment in the Kapalua Bay resort. Clearly, the downturns in real estate prices and resort visitors has been a double whammy for MLP. The stock now trades at $6.22, down 79% from its 52 week high of $29.69.
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