demidec,
Hello, and thanks for your question.
As far as the number of papaya plantations or farms, the number of
them in Hawaii has been dropping. As of August 2002, the state had 161
papaya farms with a total acreage of 2,145 acres, compared to 206
farms with 2,720 acres at this time last year (2001), according to the
Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service.
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002/09/30/smallb3.html
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The Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service has a website here with
some very detailed charts and graphs on Papayas in Hawaii.
http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/rlsetoc.htm
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Annual Stats: 2001-2002
http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/fruit/annpap.htm
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More recent:
?Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.6 million pounds
for April 2004, 4 percent less than March, and 24 percent lower than a
year ago. Papaya growers are expected to receive an estimated 45.0
cents per pound for fresh fruit in April, 15 percent (6.0 cents) more
than last month and 25 percent (9.0 cents) higher than a year ago.?
And a chart for 2003 - 2004
?PAPAYA ACREAGE, STATE OF HAWAII, 2004 WITH COMPARISONS?
http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/fruit/papaya.htm
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So, there you get a LOT of information on land size, production, and
price for the state.
As far as production and shipping companies and some information on
production levels. Here a few for you.
?Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.6 million pounds
for April 2004, only 4 percent less than March, but 24 percent below
year-ago production levels, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture said
Thursday.?
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2004/05/10/daily54.html
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In addition, a 2002 stat.
?Hawaii papaya production hit 3.12 million pounds in April, down 29
percent from year-ago levels, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
reported.?
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002/05/20/daily33.html
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Papaya will be the main crop treated at Hawaii Pride?s plant, although
growers of other tropical fruits, such as rambutan, lychee, longan,
starfruit and other tree-ripened fruits, also can benefit from the
technology. Once operational, Hawaii Pride expects its plant to be
able to process up to 77,000 pounds of fruit per day, effectively
increasing the amount of fruit suitable for export.
According to the Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, statewide
papaya production for the month of January was 3.3 million pounds, up
12 percent from a year ago. In 1998, papaya production made up 57
percent of Big Island fruit production, contributing $8.4 million to
the local economy. Once Hawaii Pride is operational, the island?s
ability to effectively and efficiently treat more papaya should lead
to an increase in those numbers.
Hawaii Pride expects to be operational by July. The company?s website,
www.hawaiipride.com, features full information on the processing
procedure, as well as construction updates. For more information on
Hawaii Pride LLC, call 808-982-8880 or e-mail
eweinert@hawaiipride.com.
Http://www.hiedb.org/showtext.asp?ArticleID=26&Category=Articles
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Dole Food Company Hawaii on Oahu now has mainland U.S. markets for
fresh papaya as well, thanks to two hot-forced-air chambers that the
company installed in 1997. Dole converted 600 acres of
no-longer-profitable sugarcane fields to papaya. "We've rehired or
newly hired more than 80 people to work in papaya production," says
Dole Food Company Hawaii president, Jerry D. Vriesenga, "and we expect
to hire many more as the project grows."
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jan98/papa0198.htm
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http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/IPM/papaya/default.asp
Has great stats from 1992 to 1998 on papaya production
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This talks about the states use of land for production of papaya,
along with other products. Some plants for production are state owned
http://www.hawaii-county.com/general_plan_rev/revision/Land%20Use%20-%20Agriculture.pdf
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Google search
Papaya Companies Production
://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=papaya++companies+hawaii&btnG=Search
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As far as shippers go?.
www.kauaifruit.com
We also ship the most delicious Papaya's known as the "Kauai
Strawberry, Sunrise variety. They make great Family or Corporate
gifts, you decide.
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Starting today, Hawaii Pride LLC is shipping to major mainland markets
the nation's first Hawaiian fruit processed using Titan's (NYSE:TTN)
SureBeamŽ electronic pasteurization technology. The markets include
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis,
Portland, Dallas, San Francisco, and Detroit.
http://www.titan.com/investor/archives/pressreleases/000731_hp.html
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Here is someone?s personal story about the lack of papaya shipping
companies in Hawaii
?Meanwhile, on a personal enjoyment level, I was also rather annoyed
by the lack of papaya-shipping companies.
When I told my parents my trip was finally booked and I knew when I'd
be going, Mom asked me to look into sending her fresh papayas. Mom's
been to Hawaii before, and one of the things she enjoys about the
place is the abundant fresh papayas.
I've mentioned in at least one past entry that every Christmas, my
parents receive as a gift a box of Florida citrus-- grapefruit and
naval oranges. It used to be sent by an aunt and now is sent by my
Mom's parents, but it's from the same company, and that's one thing
this company does, you know? You order a box of citrus, they bill you,
and they send it where you ask. I figured in Hawaii, surely there
would be companies that would do that with papayas.
By the end of that week, I hadn't found one yet. As I type this today,
I still don't know of one. I did learn that if I wanted to send fresh
island papayas to the mainland, my options included: 1) go to a
grocery store and buy some papayas, take them to the Post Office or
FedEx and ship them myself to Mom in Virginia BUT AFTER having them
inspected by the agricultural board or some such which must approve
all exports of produce leaving the island; 2) as I depart Hawaii, buy
already-approved-for-export papayas sold at the airport terminal,
carry them to the mainland, in this case, California, on the plane
with me, then ship them to Mom in Virginia from there; or, 3) a kind
of hybrid of 1 & 2, drive to the airport, buy the pre-approved papayas
there, then drive to the Post Office or FedEx there on the island and
ship them myself to Mom in Virginia.
So far, I still owe Mom papayas.?
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mwalsh/ij/ij0131.html
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http://www.exportjamaica.org/publications/Sunrise%2007.pdf
This PDF talks about the export and shipping rates per year.
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Google search:
Papaya shipping companies
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=papaya%20shipping%20companies%20hawaii&btnG=Google+Search
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Also used?
Google search:
Papayas in Hawaii
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=347619#a
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If this answer requires further explanation, please request
clarification before rating it, and I'll be happy to look into this
further.
Nenna-GA
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