Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Tuesday, August 20, 1996
Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Tuesday, August 20, 1996
Unusually dry weather helped keep the harvest down to 17.9 million pounds, said Jack Dymond, vice president of Mauna Loa Macadamia Partners.
Last year, the Ka'u orchards received only 40 percent of the normal precipitation, he said.
But the company expects better harvests for the rest of this year, when most harvesting takes place, because of heavy rains in January, Dymond said.
Company officials are optimistic that the price of macadamia nuts this year will hold at the 1995 level of about 55.5 cents per pound.
The QVC shopping channel said it will be televising its show live from the Aston Wailea Resort for nine hours on tomorrow in a program honoring Hawaii's 37th Statehood Day.
The program will showcase a variety of Hawaii products.
Promoters said local residents and visitors are invited to be part of the live audience at the resort where they will have a chance to sample the Hawaii foods and products.