Hny 1 (2-06) Honey National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 2006, 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 5 Percent Honey production in 2005 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 175 million pounds, down 5 percent from 2004. There were 2.41 million colonies producing honey in 2005, down 6 percent from 2004. Yield per colony averaged 72.5 pounds, up 1 percent from the 71.8 pounds in 2004. 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 62.4 million pounds on December 15, 2005, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey Prices Down 15 Percent Honey prices decreased during 2005 to 90.4 cents, down 15 percent from 106.9 cents in 2004. 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. Honey prices for each color class are derived by weighing quantities sold for each marketing channel. Honey prices for 2005 were lower than the previous year for all color class totals. Special Note The procedure and methodology used in creating the price estimates for this report were modified to more accurately reflect each individual color class within the market channel. These changes to the honey program, along with additional sales of 2004 crop honey, resulted in revisions to the 2004 price estimates. Honey: Price by Color Class, United States, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :----------------------------------------------------------- Color Class : Co-op and Private : Retail : All :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : Water White, : Extra White, White : 104.4 82.4 177.0 186.7 107.5 86.2 : Extra Light Amber : 95.9 79.4 150.6 178.0 102.0 88.3 : Light Amber, : Amber, Dark Amber : 85.9 80.1 196.0 178.9 105.1 99.1 : All Other Honey, : Area Specialties : 113.9 91.6 231.5 279.2 161.5 108.4 : All Honey : 99.2 81.6 182.6 183.3 106.9 90.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,044 282 141 1,472 AZ : 32 55 1,760 774 111 1,954 AR : 40 57 2,280 388 86 1,961 CA : 390 45 17,550 5,792 101 17,726 CO : 23 80 1,840 791 135 2,484 FL : 205 98 20,090 2,009 100 20,090 GA : 63 49 3,087 648 119 3,674 HI : 8 96 768 77 159 1,221 ID : 100 63 6,300 2,520 99 6,237 IL : 7 55 385 193 186 716 IN : 7 59 413 145 149 615 IA : 35 67 2,345 1,337 106 2,486 KS : 14 80 1,120 683 117 1,310 KY : 5 56 280 34 196 549 LA : 35 98 3,430 240 78 2,675 ME : 7 31 217 37 128 278 MI : 65 67 4,355 2,439 114 4,965 MN : 135 75 10,125 1,924 104 10,530 MS : 18 65 1,170 421 79 924 MO : 16 41 656 151 138 905 MT : 140 77 10,780 3,773 105 11,319 NE : 51 89 4,539 2,043 97 4,403 NV : 14 55 770 316 247 1,902 NJ : 12 27 324 45 141 457 NM : 8 44 352 127 119 419 NY : 64 67 4,288 1,887 138 5,917 NC : 9 40 360 72 193 695 ND : 390 78 30,420 9,126 102 31,028 OH : 16 58 928 353 152 1,411 OR : 42 54 2,268 1,111 121 2,744 PA : 30 54 1,620 810 142 2,300 SD : 215 105 22,575 13,545 100 22,575 TN : 6 54 324 91 173 561 TX : 116 76 8,816 1,411 95 8,375 UT : 23 70 1,610 531 107 1,723 VT : 6 68 408 192 151 616 VA : 7 38 266 69 209 556 WA : 56 63 3,528 1,376 98 3,457 WV : 9 55 495 183 141 698 WI : 68 86 5,848 2,632 119 6,959 WY : 39 75 2,925 380 107 3,130 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 18 51 923 264 243 2,242 : US 5/ : 2,556 71.8 183,582 61,222 106.9 196,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, MD, MA, NH, OK, 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, 2005 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 66 858 266 128 1,098 AZ : 36 50 1,800 720 97 1,746 AR : 36 69 2,484 571 95 2,360 CA : 400 75 30,000 9,300 84 25,200 CO : 26 70 1,820 837 104 1,893 FL : 160 86 13,760 2,477 87 11,971 GA : 59 49 2,891 434 84 2,428 HI : 9 131 1,179 283 134 1,580 ID : 95 37 3,515 1,793 80 2,812 IL : 8 85 680 408 162 1,102 IN : 8 64 512 189 119 609 IA : 28 88 2,464 1,232 98 2,415 KS : 16 50 800 328 124 992 KY : 5 50 250 40 212 530 LA : 35 97 3,395 611 71 2,410 ME : 8 26 208 193 187 389 MI : 65 68 4,420 2,519 99 4,376 MN : 120 74 8,880 1,598 83 7,370 MS : 16 80 1,280 346 66 845 MO : 15 50 750 180 121 908 MT : 130 67 8,710 3,136 80 6,968 NE : 40 68 2,720 2,530 89 2,421 NV : 12 46 552 442 209 1,154 NJ : 12 32 384 104 118 453 NM : 7 49 343 113 102 350 NY : 60 73 4,380 2,321 122 5,344 NC : 10 54 540 146 194 1,048 ND : 370 91 33,670 8,418 81 27,273 OH : 15 69 1,035 580 141 1,459 OR : 39 42 1,638 557 108 1,769 PA : 28 56 1,568 800 105 1,646 SD : 220 79 17,380 11,818 76 13,209 TN : 7 55 385 92 164 631 TX : 84 71 5,964 954 85 5,069 UT : 23 45 1,035 331 103 1,066 VT : 6 91 546 169 106 579 VA : 8 37 296 59 221 654 WA : 51 55 2,805 1,935 106 2,973 WV : 8 51 408 102 124 506 WI : 64 83 5,312 2,922 114 6,056 WY : 40 56 2,240 291 87 1,949 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 18 44 786 261 278 2,184 : US 5/ : 2,410 72.5 174,643 62,406 90.4 157,795 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. 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