Compiled by Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor

Revenue from coffee production across the state last season was a five-year low, according to a report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service Hawaii Field Office.

The report indicated prices dropped 6 percent and yields dipped 8 percent last year, dragging the value of coffee production to its lowest level since 2004-05.

Sales totaled $25.6 million in the 2009-10 season – a full $4 million down from $29.6 million in the prior season.

The 2004-05 season came in at $19.9 million. That was followed in 2005-06 by the recent high of $37.3 million.

Farmers were paid an average of $3.20 per pound, compared to $3.40 the year before and a high of $4.55 in 2005-06.

Total coffee acreage was up 3 percent to 8,000 acres, but the amount of harvested acreage remained unchanged at 6,300 acres. Total yield was at 8 million pounds of dried beans, down from 8.7 million pounds in the prior season.