HDR1012000170140223981500HONEY Honey National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 23, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Honey" call Thomas Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. United States Honey Production Down 3 Percent Honey production in 1997 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 192 million pounds, down 3 percent from 1996. There were 2.58 million colonies producing honey in 1997, compared with 2.56 million in 1996. Yield per colony averaged 74.6 pounds, down 2.7 pounds from the 77.3 pounds in 1996. Colonies which produced in more than one State were counted in each State and yields per colony may therefore be understated. Colonies were not counted if honey was not harvested. Producer honey stocks were 69.1 million pounds on December 15, 1997, up 47 percent from a year earlier. Honey Prices Down 15 Percent Prices for the 1997 crop averaged 75.2 cents per pound, down 15 percent from the previous record price of 88.8 cents in 1996. Prices are based on retail sales by producers and sales to private processors and co-ops. At the State level, prices reflect the portions of honey sold retail, coop and private. At the U.S. level, prices for each color are derived by weighting State average prices by the State quantities sold for each marketing channel. Coop and Private prices were lower for all color classes in 1997. Prices for 1996 reflect sales of the 1996 honey crop in 1996 and 1997. Honey: Prices by Color Class, United States, 1996-1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :----------------------------------------------------- Color Class : Coop and Private : Retail : All :----------------------------------------------------- : 1996 1/ : 1997 : 1996 1/ : 1997 : 1996 1/ : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents Per Pound Water White, : Extra White, White: 89.3 74.3 115.4 117.9 90.4 75.7 : Extra Light Amber : 83.7 72.7 115.6 123.8 87.8 76.4 : Light Amber, : Amber, Dark Amber : 81.9 68.1 115.9 127.1 85.9 72.8 : All Other Honey : Area Specialties : 79.8 66.0 192.1 201.0 94.3 79.8 : All Honey : 86.4 72.2 117.3 125.7 88.8 75.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised, includes honey produced in 1996 that was sold in 1997. Hny 1 (2-98) Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : Producing : per :Production : Stocks :Price per : of : Colonies : Colony : :Dec 15 2/ : Pound : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds -- Cents 1,000 Dollars : AL : 15 64 960 96 87 835 AZ : 32 60 1,920 307 85 1,632 AR : 40 84 3,360 336 85 2,856 CA : 390 70 27,300 4,641 84 22,932 CO : 30 74 2,220 1,132 85 1,887 FL : 240 105 25,200 2,268 86 21,672 GA : 75 68 5,100 306 88 4,488 HI : 8 155 1,240 62 81 1,004 ID : 110 45 4,950 1,535 88 4,356 IL : 11 74 814 285 135 1,099 IN : 9 75 675 412 103 695 IA : 58 67 3,886 933 95 3,692 KS : 16 51 816 294 94 767 KY : 3 60 180 23 128 230 LA : 37 106 3,922 784 83 3,255 ME : 9 23 207 21 106 219 MD : 7 32 224 40 121 271 MI : 90 96 8,640 4,320 101 8,726 MN : 150 77 11,550 1,617 90 10,395 MS : 17 80 1,360 299 87 1,183 MO : 22 74 1,628 326 92 1,498 MT : 117 60 7,020 1,825 88 6,178 NE : 65 75 4,875 1,755 92 4,485 NV : 14 61 854 68 105 897 NJ : 5 45 225 119 82 185 NM : 15 77 1,155 219 91 1,051 NY : 68 80 5,440 2,557 89 4,842 NC : 12 44 528 53 104 549 ND : 230 86 19,780 4,945 90 17,802 OH : 24 70 1,680 840 96 1,613 OK : 4 59 236 54 109 257 OR : 55 59 3,245 1,071 93 3,018 PA : 23 46 1,058 370 102 1,079 SC : 9 90 810 81 116 940 SD : 240 97 23,280 6,751 90 20,952 TN : 5 64 320 90 154 493 TX : 82 83 6,806 1,361 85 5,785 UT : 34 46 1,564 328 85 1,329 VT : 4 83 332 93 101 335 VA : 7 50 350 119 148 518 WA : 57 58 3,306 1,025 90 2,975 WV : 10 59 590 207 159 938 WI : 69 78 5,382 2,422 90 4,844 WY : 40 73 2,920 526 90 2,628 : Oth : Sts 3/: 6 31 186 51 163 303 : US 4/ : 2,564 77.3 198,197 46,967 88.8 175,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ CT, DE, MA, NH, and RI not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 4/ U.S. price weighted by survey expanded sales. Total may not add due to rounding. Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : Producing : per :Production : Stocks :Price per : of : Colonies : Colony : :Dec 15 2/ : Pound : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds -- Cents 1,000 Dollars : AL : 14 66 924 92 81 748 AZ : 32 80 2,560 1,024 72 1,843 AR : 40 95 3,800 2,774 70 2,660 CA : 400 75 30,000 9,000 70 21,000 CO : 35 55 1,925 982 82 1,579 FL : 240 67 16,080 2,734 73 11,738 GA : 75 46 3,450 587 79 2,726 HI : 9 146 1,314 158 86 1,130 ID : 120 64 7,680 2,304 72 5,530 IL : 7 69 483 222 127 613 IN : 8 71 568 352 113 642 IA : 51 74 3,774 2,000 86 3,246 KS : 17 71 1,207 688 81 978 KY : 3 60 180 54 148 266 LA : 38 115 4,370 656 70 3,059 ME : 8 19 152 9 70 106 MD : 6 40 240 65 159 382 MI : 85 70 5,950 3,273 77 4,582 MN : 145 73 10,585 2,011 74 7,833 MS : 19 73 1,387 777 73 1,013 MO : 24 77 1,848 517 78 1,441 MT : 107 120 12,840 4,237 74 9,502 NE : 61 67 4,087 2,738 77 3,147 NV : 14 61 854 171 114 974 NJ : 8 49 392 161 104 408 NM : 15 60 900 396 87 783 NY : 72 60 4,320 2,246 85 3,672 NC : 8 58 464 139 119 552 ND : 245 100 24,500 7,350 74 18,130 OH : 22 80 1,760 827 85 1,496 OK : 4 58 232 97 137 318 OR : 47 53 2,491 1,445 79 1,968 PA : 22 48 1,056 528 100 1,056 SD : 240 65 15,600 8,736 74 11,544 TN : 6 62 372 126 147 547 TX : 94 106 9,964 3,188 75 7,473 UT : 32 52 1,664 699 75 1,248 VT : 5 63 315 249 83 261 VA : 8 53 424 157 145 615 WA : 54 52 2,808 1,348 76 2,134 WV : 8 70 560 280 111 622 WI : 79 60 4,740 2,797 90 4,266 WY : 38 62 2,356 660 75 1,767 : Oth : Sts 3/: 14 83 1,162 205 145 1,685 : US 4/ : 2,579 74.6 192,393 69,059 75.2 144,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ CT, DE, MA, NH, RI, and SC not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 4/ U.S. price weighted by survey expanded sales. 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