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Updated at 2:21 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2008

Slight drop in February Hawaii vegetable harvest

Advertiser Staff

Hawai'i's vegetable harvest was expected to have declined slightly in February from January, according to the local office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Out of 11 selected crops, harvests were expected to have decreased for five crops and increased for four crops. Harvests for two crops were expected to have been unchanged.

The biggest decreases were expected for head lettuce and sweet corn, which were expected to have fallen by 60 percent and 58 percent, respectively. The biggest increases were expected for dry onions and snap beans, which were expected to have risen by 300 percent and 57 percent, respectively.