Guavas - Publicaion

August 2012

Hawaii Farm Facts

Page 9

Guavas:  2011 Production Up 46 Percent 
GUAVAS:  Production, 
State of Hawaii, 1997 ‐ 2011 

Utilized  guava  production  in  2011  for  the 
State  of  Hawaii  was  assessed  at  1.9  million 
pounds, 46 percent greater than the utilized 
production  of  1.3  million  pounds  in  2010.  
Acreage  devoted  to  guava  production 
totaled  150  acres,  unchanged  from  the 
previous  year,  however,  the  acreage 
harvested  dropped  by  4  percent  to  an 
estimated  total  of  110  acres  in  2011.    The 
average  price  received  for  guava  for 
processing  was  estimated  at  17.0  cents  per 
pound  in  2011,  a  slight  increase  from 
16.9 cents per pound received in 2010.  Farm 
value  of  Hawaii’s  guava  in  2011  totaled 
$323,000, 47 percent greater than the value 
of  $220,000  in  2010.    While  the  weather 
during the 2011 guava season was dry, it was 
not as severe as in 2010, which explains the 
steep  rise  in  production  while  acreage 
remained relatively similar. 

Million pounds 
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1997

2000

2003

2006

2009

accounting for 51 percent of the 4,737 metric tons.  Imports 
of  prepared  or  preserved  guava  to  the  U.S.  declined 
12  percent  from  the  previous  year  to  5,683  metric  tons  in 
2011.  Guava jam imports increased this year by 50 percent to 
1,235 metric tons. ■  

Brazil  continues  to  be  the  largest  importer 
of  guava  paste  and  puree  to  the  U.S. 

GUAVAS: Total Quantity Processed, Number of Farms, Acreage, 
Production, Price, and Value, State of Hawaii, 2002‐2011 
Total delivered to processors1
Year

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
1

Farm production
Acreage

Quantity
processed

Average
price

Value of
sales

Farms

1,000
Pounds

Cents per
Pound

1,000
Dollars

Number

9,700
6,700
8,100
8,100
7,400
4,300
3,500
2,100
1,300
1,900

15.0
13.8
14.4
13.9
14.2
15.7
15.8
14.0
16.9
17.0

1,455
925
1,166
1,126
1,051
675
553
294
220
323

85
75
75
55
50
70
60
60
60
60

2

Includes wild and cultivated production.

2

In crop

Harvested

———— Acres ————

640
610
610
665
575
465
180
175
150
150

550
530
525
620
365
170
160
135
115
110

Production Farm price

Value of
sales

1,000 Pounds

Cents per
Pound

1,000
Dollars

9,700
6,700
8,100
8,100
7,400
4,300
3,500
2,100
1,300
1,900

15.0
13.8
14.4
13.9
14.2
15.7
15.8
14.0
16.9
17.0

1,455
925
1,166
1,126
1,051
675
553
294
220
323

2

Does not include an estimated 3 million pounds of unharvested farm production due to economic reasons.

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Hawaii Farm Facts

August 2012

Guavas:  U.S. Selected Imports 
GUAVAS:  U.S. Imports, Quantity and Value, by Type, 2009‐2011 
Quantity

Harmonized import commodity

2009

2010

Custom Value
2011

2009

————– Metric Tons ————

2010

2011

————1,000 Dollars ————

2007995010

Guava, paste, puree

4,207

4,182

4,737

4,600

5,314

6,293

2008993000

Guava, prep or preserved

6,258

6,476

5,683

5,713

5,580

5,588

2007993000

Guava jams

969

824

1,235

1,048

961

1,560

103

289

575

195

753

889

0804508090

Guava and Mangosteen dried

2

The conversion for 1 metric ton = 2,204.6 pounds. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.

GUAVAS:  U.S. Imports, Quantity, by Country, 2011 1 
Quantity
Country

Guava, Paste, Puree

Guava, Prep or
Preserved

Guava Jams

Guava and
Mangosteen Dried

Metric Tons

Brazil
Columbia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
France
Germany
Guatemala
India
Italy
Jamaica
Malaysia
Mexico
Peru
Philippines
South Africa, Republic of
Switzerland
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Vietnam
Total

2,404
489
3
570
97
13
0
0
347
0
11
0
338
0
139
325
0
0
2
0
0
4,737

The conversion for 1 metric ton = 2,204.6 pounds.

1

699
391
181
1,156
2,133
17
0
19
248
1
0
58
700
0
2
34
2
41
0
0
0
5,683

406
0
319
134
141
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
219
0
1
0
1
0
10
0
0
1,235

Data may not add due to rounding. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.

0
7
0
0
0
0
14
0
4
0
0
0
441
12
26
30
0
26
0
15
1
575