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The Economics of Coffee Production in Hawai‘i

A. John Woodill, Dilini Hemachandra, Stuart Nakamoto and, PingSun Leung (July, 2014)

Summary

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and a different perspective on the economics of coffee production in Hawai’i before the arrival of Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) during late 2010, using data from the 2007 USDA Agriculture Census. In particular, production, sales, cost, profitability, and labor usage for Hawai’i coffee farms will be discerned. This information will be used as a baseline for Hawai‘i coffee before the arrival of CBB.