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Record Low Taro HarvestWASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Hawaii taro production is estimated at 4.00 million pounds, down 23% from the 2004 crop and the lowest production on record, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. Area in crop, at 360 acres, is down 10 acres from 2004. Heavy winter rains periodically flooded taro fields and slowed corm development. Producers also reported intermittent losses from Apple snails and taro Pocket Rot disease. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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