Hny 1 (2-03) Honey National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 2003, 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 8 Percent Honey production in 2002 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 171 million pounds, down 8 percent from 2001. There were 2.52 million colonies producing honey in 2002, up 1 percent from 2001. Yield per colony averaged 67.8 pounds, down 8 percent from the 74.0 pounds in 2001. 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 39.0 million pounds on December 15, 2002, down 40 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey Prices Record High Honey prices increased to a record high during 2002 to 128.6 cents, up 83 percent from 70.4 cents in 2001. 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 2002 were higher than the previous year for all color classes. Some 2001 crop honey was sold at the higher prices in 2002, which caused some revisions to the 2001 crop prices. Honey: Price by Color Class, United States, 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :----------------------------------------------------------- Color Class : Co-op and Private : Retail : All :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : Water White, : Extra White, White : 68.7 136.1 133.6 146.3 70.6 136.4 : Extra Light Amber : 66.9 123.0 132.0 131.0 70.5 123.5 : Light Amber, : Amber, Dark Amber : 62.3 115.1 150.8 149.9 69.5 118.7 : All Other Honey, : Area Specialties : 64.5 111.1 160.4 187.9 80.9 120.6 : All Honey : 66.6 127.5 142.0 145.4 70.4 128.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 736 AZ : 43 59 2,537 1,142 72 1,827 AR : 58 98 5,684 1,876 65 3,695 CA : 425 65 27,625 7,735 69 19,061 CO : 26 55 1,430 529 71 1,015 FL : 220 100 22,000 3,432 64 14,080 GA : 55 57 3,135 188 70 2,195 HI : 8 87 696 84 87 606 ID : 100 46 4,600 1,610 67 3,082 IL : 6 76 456 251 158 720 IN : 7 76 532 186 92 489 IA : 33 51 1,683 875 75 1,262 KS : 13 51 663 530 96 636 KY : 3 78 234 94 141 330 LA : 45 106 4,770 572 60 2,862 ME : 11 20 220 106 79 174 MD : 4 46 184 55 160 294 MI : 76 60 4,560 2,827 81 3,694 MN : 135 81 10,935 1,859 65 7,108 MS : 17 66 1,122 224 89 999 MO : 25 61 1,525 381 71 1,083 MT : 136 102 13,872 4,578 67 9,294 NE : 43 48 2,064 1,115 72 1,486 NV : 9 50 450 36 214 963 NJ : 11 34 374 71 85 318 NM : 10 70 700 350 66 462 NY : 53 70 3,710 1,781 79 2,931 NC : 13 44 572 172 148 847 ND : 280 96 26,880 9,408 69 18,547 OH : 16 81 1,296 505 101 1,309 OK : 4 47 188 105 143 269 OR : 44 44 1,936 1,200 74 1,433 PA : 17 57 969 514 92 891 SC : 7 40 280 67 79 221 SD : 235 65 15,275 12,220 71 10,845 TN : 8 59 472 131 139 656 TX : 97 79 7,663 1,533 65 4,981 UT : 23 38 874 315 65 568 VT : 7 81 567 249 92 522 VA : 9 52 468 94 126 590 WA : 42 52 2,184 917 72 1,572 WV : 7 65 455 410 142 646 WI : 67 81 5,427 3,419 82 4,450 WY : 38 77 2,926 468 65 1,902 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 6 41 246 107 233 574 : US 5/ : 2,506 74.0 185,461 64,556 70.4 132,225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, and RI 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, 2002 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 : 12 86 1,032 103 111 1,146 AZ : 38 63 2,394 1,197 110 2,633 AR : 55 88 4,840 1,065 124 6,002 CA : 440 53 23,320 3,498 129 30,083 CO : 24 60 1,440 576 122 1,757 FL : 220 93 20,460 2,026 112 22,915 GA : 50 52 2,600 52 110 2,860 HI : 7 136 952 29 110 1,047 ID : 100 57 5,700 1,653 135 7,695 IL : 9 80 720 130 142 1,022 IN : 8 62 496 233 114 565 IA : 33 70 2,310 901 137 3,165 KS : 17 52 884 407 156 1,379 KY : 3 54 162 47 165 267 LA : 35 124 4,340 347 114 4,948 ME : 11 41 451 266 121 546 MD : 3 46 138 21 175 242 MI : 72 77 5,544 1,885 134 7,429 MN : 117 73 8,541 1,110 142 12,128 MS : 18 78 1,404 281 118 1,657 MO : 18 53 954 200 137 1,307 MT : 134 63 8,442 1,097 135 11,397 NE : 43 75 3,225 1,161 145 4,676 NV : 9 62 558 61 227 1,267 NJ : 10 35 350 74 98 343 NM : 11 44 484 252 109 528 NY : 60 98 5,880 2,470 117 6,880 NC : 14 51 714 86 136 971 ND : 320 75 24,000 8,160 142 34,080 OH : 16 81 1,296 518 140 1,814 OK : 3 53 159 51 160 254 OR : 39 49 1,911 803 128 2,446 PA : 18 57 1,026 513 130 1,334 SC : 5 94 470 14 125 588 SD : 225 51 11,475 2,410 140 16,065 TN : 8 61 488 137 137 669 TX : 114 67 7,638 985 109 8,325 UT : 22 59 1,298 208 129 1,674 VT : 7 89 623 274 119 741 VA : 7 38 266 69 186 495 WA : 44 51 2,244 494 125 2,805 WV : 9 51 459 151 137 629 WI : 70 95 6,650 2,461 130 8,645 WY : 38 63 2,394 383 139 3,328 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 8 51 408 188 218 891 : US 5/ : 2,524 67.8 171,140 39,047 128.6 221,638 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 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