KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — It's a challenge for Big Island ranchers to keep their cattle in the islands while beef prices climb to all-time highs on the mainland, a University of Hawaii livestock expert said
Drought is gripping beef-production regions on the mainland, allowing ranchers to sell beef there for $2.25 a pound, West Hawaii Today (http://bit.ly/1rBmbvl) reported. That compares with $1.50 to $1.65 a pound here in Hawaii.
Some ranchers "commit from the heart" to leave part of their herds in Hawaii, even though they would earn more shipping the cattle to the mainland, said Glen Fukumoto, an extension agent with the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
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