Hny 1 (2-07) Honey National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Honey" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. United States Honey Production Down 11 Percent Honey production in 2006 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 155 million pounds, down 11 percent from 2005. There were 2.39 million colonies producing honey in 2006, down 1 percent from 2005. Yield per colony averaged 64.7 pounds, down 11 percent from the 72.4 pounds in 2005. 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 60.5 million pounds on December 15, 2006, down 3 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey Prices Up 14 Percent Honey 2006 prices increased to 104.2 cents, up 14 percent from 91.8 cents in 2005. 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 weighting quantities sold for each marketing channel. Honey prices for 2006 were up from the previous year for all color class totals. Honey: Price by Color Class, United States, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :----------------------------------------------------------- Color Class : Co-op and Private : Retail : All :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : Water White, : Extra White, White : 82.7 93.9 181.3 179.4 87.3 97.3 : Extra Light Amber : 79.8 95.7 176.0 167.8 92.2 103.9 : Light Amber, : Amber, Dark Amber : 77.2 88.3 180.8 200.1 97.0 108.4 : All Other Honey, : Area Specialties : 95.5 154.9 269.0 244.3 110.7 176.1 : All Honey : 81.2 93.7 181.4 191.0 91.8 104.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2005 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : Producing : per :Production: Stocks :Price per: of : Colonies : Colony : :Dec 15 3/ :Pound 4/ : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds -- Cents 1,000 Dollars : AL : 13 66 858 266 110 944 AZ : 36 50 1,800 720 105 1,890 AR : 36 69 2,484 571 83 2,062 CA : 400 75 30,000 9,300 84 25,200 CO : 28 70 1,960 902 97 1,901 FL : 160 86 13,760 2,477 86 11,834 GA : 59 49 2,891 434 89 2,573 HI : 9 131 1,179 283 143 1,686 ID : 95 37 3,515 1,793 80 2,812 IL : 8 85 680 408 186 1,265 IN : 8 64 512 189 122 625 IA : 28 88 2,464 1,232 122 3,006 KS : 16 50 800 328 109 872 KY : 5 50 250 40 208 520 LA : 35 97 3,395 611 72 2,444 ME : 8 26 208 193 166 345 MI : 65 68 4,420 2,519 96 4,243 MN : 120 74 8,880 1,598 79 7,015 MS : 16 80 1,280 346 67 858 MO : 15 50 750 180 122 915 MT : 130 67 8,710 3,136 83 7,229 NE : 40 68 2,720 2,530 82 2,230 NV : 12 46 552 442 311 1,717 NJ : 12 32 384 104 121 465 NM : 7 49 343 113 103 353 NY : 60 73 4,380 2,321 138 6,044 NC : 10 54 540 146 188 1,015 ND : 370 91 33,670 8,418 82 27,609 OH : 15 69 1,035 580 142 1,470 OR : 39 42 1,638 557 107 1,753 PA : 28 56 1,568 800 113 1,772 SD : 220 79 17,380 11,818 79 13,730 TN : 7 55 385 92 170 655 TX : 84 71 5,964 954 87 5,189 UT : 23 45 1,035 331 102 1,056 VT : 6 91 546 169 112 612 VA : 8 37 296 59 222 657 WA : 51 55 2,805 1,935 102 2,861 WV : 8 51 408 102 130 530 WI : 64 83 5,312 2,922 119 6,321 WY : 40 56 2,240 291 85 1,904 : Oth : Sts 5/ 6/ : 19 43 821 268 274 2,246 : US 6/ : 2,413 72.4 174,818 62,478 91.8 160,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State. 2/ Revised. 3/ Stocks held by producers. 4/ Prices weighted by sales. 5/ CT, DE, MD, MA, NH, OK, RI, and SC not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 6/ Due to rounding, 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, 2006 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 : 11 72 792 230 146 1,156 AZ : 30 65 1,950 839 139 2,711 AR : 32 76 2,432 730 105 2,554 CA : 380 52 19,760 7,706 98 19,365 CO : 36 75 2,700 1,458 139 3,753 FL : 170 81 13,770 1,790 101 13,908 GA : 63 74 4,662 746 116 5,408 HI : 10 93 930 233 119 1,107 ID : 95 44 4,180 2,592 86 3,595 IL : 10 66 660 356 188 1,241 IN : 6 54 324 107 151 489 IA : 26 84 2,184 1,441 115 2,512 KS : 14 55 770 246 140 1,078 KY : 5 56 280 70 220 616 LA : 30 90 2,700 675 89 2,403 ME : 11 23 253 86 200 506 MI : 72 55 3,960 2,099 128 5,069 MN : 125 80 10,000 3,300 89 8,900 MS : 14 98 1,372 453 105 1,441 MO : 15 46 690 117 149 1,028 MT : 132 79 10,428 1,981 100 10,428 NE : 47 73 3,431 3,843 104 3,568 NV : 9 37 333 50 355 1,182 NJ : 9 36 324 152 115 373 NM : 7 48 336 104 96 323 NY : 60 64 3,840 2,458 138 5,299 NC : 10 50 500 215 156 780 ND : 350 74 25,900 7,770 90 23,310 OH : 14 56 784 282 145 1,137 OR : 46 48 2,208 729 111 2,451 PA : 28 40 1,120 605 161 1,803 SD : 225 47 10,575 10,575 82 8,672 TN : 7 55 385 58 184 708 TX : 82 70 5,740 976 87 4,994 UT : 23 50 1,150 265 105 1,208 VT : 6 56 336 144 121 407 VA : 8 42 336 114 219 736 WA : 49 52 2,548 1,605 119 3,032 WV : 5 42 210 57 195 410 WI : 64 93 5,952 2,500 114 6,785 WY : 39 85 3,315 497 88 2,917 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 17 43 726 274 269 1,951 : US 5/ : 2,392 64.7 154,846 60,528 104.2 161,314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Due to rounding, total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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