Kona coffee crop gets just enough rain

Pacific Business News (Honolulu) - 9:16 AM HAST Tuesday, June 19, 2007
by Howard Dicus

Kona coffee farmers say light rains in recent weeks, while below average, have saved their crop, and they now hope to produce as least as many beans as last season.

"We have been sweating it out until the last month. The last month has brought us some much needed water," said Roger Kaiwi, whose Captain Cook Coffee Co. is both a grower and a roaster. "I believe it will help us to have a better and more normal season. It might also be much longer as a result of later rains."

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