Hny 1 (2-05) Honey National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 2005, 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 Up 1 Percent Honey production in 2004 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 184 million pounds, up 1 percent from 2003. There were 2.56 million colonies producing honey in 2004, down 2 percent from 2003. Yield per colony averaged 71.8 pounds, up 3 percent from the 69.9 pounds in 2003. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State where the honey was produced, therefore yields per colony may be understated. Colonies were not included if honey was not harvested. Producer honey stocks were 61.2 million pounds on December 15, 2004, up 50 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey Prices Down 22 Percent Honey prices decreased during 2004 to 108.5 cents, down 22 percent from 138.7 cents in 2003. 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 2004 were lower than the previous year for all color classes except the All Other Honey, Area Specialties class. Honey prices for 2003 crop honey reflect honey sold in 2003 and 2004. Honey: Price by Color Class, United States, 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :----------------------------------------------------------- Color Class : Co-op and Private : Retail : All :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : Water White, : Extra White, White : 141.1 109.5 185.8 172.8 143.5 121.1 : Extra Light Amber : 132.6 98.5 180.8 174.9 136.5 104.3 : Light Amber, : Amber, Dark Amber : 124.9 84.6 192.6 190.5 131.8 100.6 : All Other Honey, : Area Specialties : 111.2 109.4 246.6 279.5 133.5 164.7 : All Honey : 134.7 101.5 188.5 188.7 138.7 108.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2003 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 : 13 82 1,066 43 124 1,322 AZ : 35 72 2,520 983 134 3,377 AR : 40 75 3,000 810 126 3,780 CA : 480 67 32,160 6,432 139 44,702 CO : 24 86 2,064 722 140 2,890 FL : 210 71 14,910 1,491 132 19,681 GA : 52 65 3,380 270 128 4,326 HI : 7 114 798 43 145 1,157 ID : 100 46 4,600 1,380 133 6,118 IL : 7 60 420 252 183 769 IN : 5 56 280 78 166 465 IA : 32 59 1,888 868 142 2,681 KS : 16 57 912 447 141 1,286 KY : 5 48 240 14 167 401 LA : 34 90 3,060 275 124 3,794 ME : 8 33 264 145 141 372 MD : 2 42 84 21 193 162 MI : 65 74 4,810 1,732 141 6,782 MN : 120 83 9,960 1,892 144 14,342 MS : 21 69 1,449 246 129 1,869 MO : 17 53 901 189 141 1,270 MT : 145 66 9,570 1,914 144 13,781 NE : 45 74 3,330 1,299 138 4,595 NV : 6 64 384 46 204 783 NJ : 10 19 190 101 160 304 NM : 6 41 246 108 120 295 NY : 67 72 4,824 1,640 136 6,561 NC : 10 44 440 79 192 845 ND : 340 87 29,580 6,803 136 40,229 OH : 15 50 750 278 140 1,050 OK : 3 47 141 69 184 259 OR : 42 51 2,142 964 127 2,720 PA : 27 50 1,350 419 144 1,944 SC : 4 70 280 8 189 529 SD : 215 70 15,050 2,709 143 21,522 TN : 6 40 240 46 152 365 TX : 140 67 9,380 1,126 140 13,132 UT : 25 57 1,425 157 128 1,824 VT : 7 83 581 163 196 1,139 VA : 6 37 222 69 168 373 WA : 58 56 3,248 942 146 4,742 WV : 8 47 376 194 189 711 WI : 74 77 5,698 2,678 147 8,376 WY : 39 81 3,159 474 141 4,454 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 8 44 355 166 289 1,027 : US 5/ 6/ : 2,599 70 181,727 40,785 138.7 253,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 6/ U.S. value of production is U.S. production multiplied by U.S. price per pound. Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2004 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 87 1,044 282 140 1,462 AZ : 32 55 1,760 774 115 2,024 AR : 40 57 2,280 388 90 2,052 CA : 390 45 17,550 5,792 101 17,726 CO : 23 80 1,840 791 148 2,723 FL : 205 98 20,090 2,009 100 20,090 GA : 63 49 3,087 648 118 3,643 HI : 8 96 768 77 141 1,083 ID : 100 63 6,300 2,520 101 6,363 IL : 7 55 385 193 193 743 IN : 7 59 413 145 158 653 IA : 35 67 2,345 1,337 128 3,002 KS : 14 80 1,120 683 123 1,378 LA : 35 98 3,430 240 79 2,710 ME : 7 31 217 37 127 276 MI : 65 67 4,355 2,439 117 5,095 MN : 135 75 10,125 1,924 104 10,530 MS : 18 65 1,170 421 80 936 MO : 16 41 656 151 137 899 MT : 140 77 10,780 3,773 106 11,427 NE : 51 89 4,539 2,043 107 4,857 NV : 14 55 770 316 330 2,541 NJ : 12 27 324 45 138 447 NM : 8 44 352 127 122 429 NY : 64 67 4,288 1,887 133 5,703 NC : 9 40 360 72 218 785 ND : 390 78 30,420 9,126 105 31,941 OH : 16 58 928 353 150 1,392 OR : 42 54 2,268 1,111 124 2,812 PA : 30 54 1,620 810 138 2,236 SD : 215 105 22,575 13,545 106 23,930 TN : 6 54 324 91 172 557 TX : 116 76 8,816 1,411 96 8,463 UT : 23 70 1,610 531 104 1,674 VT : 6 68 408 192 145 592 VA : 7 38 266 69 213 567 WA : 56 63 3,528 1,376 103 3,634 WV : 9 55 495 183 142 703 WI : 68 86 5,848 2,632 133 7,778 WY : 39 75 2,925 380 109 3,188 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 23 52 1,203 298 228 2,746 : US 5/ 6/ : 2,556 71.8 183,582 61,222 108.5 201,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 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