Hawai'i beef, pork and egg production fell in July from the same month a year earlier, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Beef production took the biggest hit, with the cattle slaughter falling 19 percent to 3,900 head from 4,800 head in July 2008. A 26 percent drop in exports more than offset an 11 percent increase in the local slaughter.
Local farms produced 6 million eggs in July, down 5 percent from the same month a year earlier. There was a 2 percent decline in the number of chickens laying eggs, and the rate of egg laying by the poultry fell 3 percent.
Pork production totaled 237,000 pounds in July, down 2 percent from the previous July. The number of hogs slaughtered was unchanged at 1,500, but the average weight per animal fell 3 percent to 215 pounds.