Coffee ISSN: 2471-6812 Released January 27, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Coffee Utilized Production Up 5 Percent from Last Season Hawaii utilized coffee production is forecast at 36.4 million pounds (cherry basis) for the 2016-2017 season, up 5 percent from the previous season. Bearing acreage totaled 6,900, unchanged from the previous year. Average yield, at 5,600 pounds (cherry basis) per acre, was up 300 pounds from the previous year. Coffee Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - Hawaii and United States: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bearing acreage : Yield per acre 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------- :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- acres ---------- ---------- pounds --------- : Hawaii ............: 7,800 6,900 6,900 4,720 5,300 5,600 : United States .....: 7,800 6,900 6,900 4,720 5,300 5,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production 1/ : Utilized production 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------- :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Hawaii ............: 36,816 36,570 38,640 36,408 34,742 36,395 : United States .....: 36,816 36,570 38,640 36,408 34,742 36,395 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per pound 1/ :Value of utilized production 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------- :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- dollars -------- ------- 1,000 dollars ------ : Hawaii ............: 1.72 1.56 1.71 62,622 54,197 62,235 : United States .....: 1.72 1.56 1.71 62,622 54,197 62,235 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cherry basis. Coffee Utilized Production and Price on Equivalent Basis - Hawaii: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production : Price per pound Basis and State :----------------------------------------------------------------- :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 :2014-2015 :2015-2016 :2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 pounds ------ --------- dollars --------- : Parchment : Hawaii ............: 7,500 7,600 7,900 9.12 8.60 9.68 : Green : Hawaii ............: 5,798 5,786 6,116 12.55 10.17 11.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coffee Harvested Not Sold Production - Hawaii and United States: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Harvested not sold 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Hawaii ............: 408 1,828 2,245 : United States .....: 408 1,828 2,245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cherry basis. Definition of Terms Bearing acreage: An orchard or grove is considered to be of bearing age when it can normally be expected to produce a commercially significant quantity of the crop. Bearing age is a function of many factors including variety, rootstock, year planted, etc. Harvested not sold: Fruit of marketable quality that was picked but not sold for various reasons. Total production: The quantity of a crop actually harvested. Unutilized production: The difference between total and utilized production, which is marketable fruit harvested not sold or utilized. Utilized production: The amount of a crop sold plus the quantity used at home or held in storage. Yield per acre: Unless otherwise stated, yield per acre is based on total production. Value: Crop value estimates in this report cover the marketing season or crop year and should not be confused with cash receipts which are based on a calendar year. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Standardized probability grower surveys are conducted semiannually to collect acreage, yield, and production data. Producers are mailed a survey and telephone follow-up of non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage. All millers are also surveyed semiannually to determine quantity handled. Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the coffee grower and miller surveys along with federal administrative data is used to establish estimates of bearing acres, yield, total production, utilized production, price, and value. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Revision Policy: End-of-season estimates will be published in the Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts - Summary released in June. Revision the following year are based on a thorough review of all available data. Reliability: Survey indications are subject to sampling variability because all operations growing coffee are not included in the sample. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch..................................................... (202) 720-2127 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section.............. (202) 720-2127 Vincent Davis - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Cherries...................................................... (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Citrus, Coffee, Tropical Fruits................................ (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes .................. (202) 720-4285 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .................. (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts .. (202) 720-4215 Chris Singh - Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ......................... 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