ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P. Reports 2nd Quarter 2008 Earnings

Business Wire, August 14, 2008

HILO, Hawaii -- ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P. (NYSE:NUT), today reported a second quarter net loss of $398,000 or ($0.05) per Class A Unit, on revenues of $1.6 million. In the second quarter of 2007, the Partnership reported a net loss of $356,000 on $1.2 million in revenues. The second quarter marks the end of the harvest season and is usually one of the year's lowest harvest periods, accounting for less than 4% of the total year's harvest.

Nut revenues were $937,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008, which included $875,000 in kernel sales from inventory and $62,000 from the sale of nut-in-shell harvested during the quarter. This compares with $599,000 in nut revenues during the second quarter of 2007, comprised of $504,000 in kernel sales from inventory and $95,000 from the sale of nut-in-shell harvested during the quarter. Farming service revenues were $666,000 or approximately 6% higher than the previous quarter due to the timing of farming activities.

For the first six months of 2008, revenues were $5.2 million with a net loss of $662,000, or ($0.09) per Class A Unit. Revenues in the first six months of 2007 were $4.6 million and the net loss was $10,000, or ($0.00) per Class A Unit.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and future performance of the Partnership that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These include statements, among others, regarding the Partnership's future nut prices and the outcome of legal action, which are based on certain assumptions and forecasts. The Partnership files documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports, which contain a description of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations and the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

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