Hny 1 (2-02) Honey National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Honey" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. United States Honey Production Down 16 Percent Honey production in 2001 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 186 million pounds, down 16 percent from 2000. Honey production in 2001 was the lowest since 1989, when 181 million pounds was produced with a yield per colony of only 51.2 pounds. There were 2.51 million colonies producing honey in 2001, down 4 percent from 2000. Yield per colony averaged 74.0 pounds, down 10.1 pounds from the 84.1 pounds in 2000. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State and yields per colony may therefore be understated. Colonies were not included if honey was not harvested. Producer honey stocks were 64.8 million pounds on December 15, 2001, down 24 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey Prices Up 12 Percent Prices for the 2001 crop averaged 66.9 cents per pound, up 12 percent from 59.7 cents in 2000. Prices are based on retail sales by producers and sales to private processors and cooperatives. State level honey prices reflect the portions of honey sold through retail, co-op and private channels. U.S. honey prices for each color class are derived by weighing quantities sold for each marketing channel at the U.S. level. Honey prices for 2001 were higher than the previous year for all marketing channels and all color classes except 'All Other Honey, Area Specialties' . Honey: Price by Color Class, United States, 2000-01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :----------------------------------------------------------- Color Class : Co-op and Private : Retail : All :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : Water White, : Extra White, White : 56.3 65.0 114.5 125.4 58.2 66.5 : Extra Light Amber : 56.0 64.0 121.7 130.7 60.7 66.9 : Light Amber, : Amber, Dark Amber : 49.8 59.8 141.9 152.2 60.1 66.6 : All Other Honey, : Area Specialties : 63.2 59.8 175.2 152.5 92.9 78.7 : All Honey : 55.1 63.3 130.4 140.6 59.7 66.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : Producing : per :Production: Stocks :Price per: of : Colonies : Colony : :Dec 15 2/ :Pound 3/ : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds -- Cents 1,000 Dollars : AL : 16 78 1,248 187 59 736 AZ : 40 59 2,360 1,322 73 1,723 AR : 55 93 5,115 3,529 57 2,916 CA : 440 70 30,800 11,396 59 18,172 CO : 29 60 1,740 957 62 1,079 FL : 232 105 24,360 2,923 54 13,154 GA : 55 57 3,135 376 63 1,975 HI : 7 112 784 125 82 643 ID : 100 47 4,700 2,679 52 2,444 IL : 8 61 488 146 117 571 IN : 8 65 520 286 103 536 IA : 30 67 2,010 1,206 68 1,367 KS : 15 68 1,020 520 91 928 KY : 3 48 144 40 135 194 LA : 43 94 4,042 1,334 52 2,102 ME : 11 21 231 143 75 173 MD : 6 46 276 52 114 315 MI : 72 75 5,400 2,970 60 3,240 MN : 150 90 13,500 3,105 57 7,695 MS : 17 72 1,224 649 69 845 MO : 23 75 1,725 362 60 1,035 MT : 124 88 10,912 4,692 59 6,438 NE : 50 87 4,350 2,610 59 2,567 NV : 10 35 350 95 145 508 NJ : 11 35 385 200 61 235 NM : 15 64 960 739 72 691 NY : 58 80 4,640 2,274 55 2,552 NC : 11 49 539 243 143 771 ND : 300 115 34,500 13,800 57 19,665 OH : 18 65 1,170 585 79 924 OK : 7 35 245 64 126 309 OR : 48 51 2,448 1,665 66 1,616 PA : 22 45 990 554 76 752 SD : 235 121 28,435 12,796 58 16,492 TN : 9 61 549 104 143 785 TX : 105 79 8,295 2,986 57 4,728 UT : 24 41 984 462 60 590 VT : 7 59 413 211 68 281 VA : 7 42 294 103 150 441 WA : 52 54 2,808 1,151 58 1,629 WV : 7 54 378 234 122 461 WI : 84 90 7,560 4,385 68 5,141 WY : 39 93 3,627 798 59 2,140 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 17 40 685 270 173 1,183 : US 5/ : 2,620 84.1 220,339 85,328 59.7 132,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ Prices weighted by sales. 4/ CT, DE, MA, NH, RI and SC not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 5/ Total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production. Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : Producing : per :Production: Stocks :Price per: of : Colonies : Colony : :Dec 15 2/ :Pound 3/ : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds -- Cents 1,000 Dollars : AL : 14 73 1,022 235 71 726 AZ : 43 59 2,537 1,142 78 1,979 AR : 58 98 5,655 1,872 66 3,732 CA : 425 65 27,625 7,735 67 18,509 CO : 26 55 1,430 529 70 1,001 FL : 220 100 22,000 3,432 62 13,640 GA : 55 57 3,135 188 70 2,195 HI : 8 87 696 84 85 592 ID : 100 46 4,600 1,610 66 3,036 IL : 6 76 456 251 172 784 IN : 8 76 608 213 86 523 IA : 33 51 1,683 875 73 1,229 KS : 13 51 663 530 85 564 KY : 3 78 234 94 131 307 LA : 45 106 4,770 572 60 2,862 ME : 11 20 220 106 70 154 MD : 4 46 184 55 172 316 MI : 76 60 4,560 2,827 78 3,557 MN : 135 81 10,935 1,859 63 6,889 MS : 17 66 1,122 224 60 673 MO : 25 61 1,525 381 68 1,037 MT : 136 102 13,872 4,578 65 9,017 NE : 43 48 2,064 1,115 66 1,362 NV : 11 50 550 44 201 1,106 NJ : 11 34 374 71 82 307 NM : 15 70 1,050 525 65 683 NY : 53 70 3,710 1,781 68 2,523 NC : 11 44 484 145 158 765 ND : 280 96 26,880 9,408 65 17,472 OH : 16 81 1,296 505 85 1,102 OK : 4 47 188 105 141 265 OR : 44 44 1,936 1,200 69 1,336 PA : 17 57 969 514 87 843 SD : 235 65 15,275 12,220 64 9,776 TN : 9 59 531 147 137 727 TX : 97 79 7,663 1,533 64 4,904 UT : 23 38 874 315 65 568 VT : 7 81 567 249 91 516 VA : 9 52 468 94 117 548 WA : 42 52 2,184 917 67 1,463 WV : 7 65 455 410 155 705 WI : 67 81 5,427 3,419 76 4,125 WY : 38 77 2,926 468 63 1,843 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 13 40 523 173 153 799 : US 5/ : 2,513 74.0 185,926 64,750 66.9 127,060 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 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