WASHINGTON - Mat 19/20 - SNS -- Last year's honey output in the United States rose 2% to 157 million pounds, according to the USDA.
There were 2.81 million colonies producing honey in 2019, down 1% from 2018. Yield per colony averaged 55.8 pounds, up 2% from the 54.5 pounds in 2018.
Producer honey stocks were 41.0 million pounds on December 15, 2019, up 40% from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude those held under the commodity loan program.
United States honey prices decreased 11% during 2019 to 1.97 cents per pound, compared to 2.21 cents per pound in 2018. United States and State
level prices reflect the portions of honey sold through cooperatives, private, and retail channels. Prices for each color class are derived by weighting the quantities sold for each marketing channel.
Prices for the 2018 crop reflect honey sold in 2018 and 2019. Some 2018 crop honey was sold in 2019, which caused some revisions to the 2018 crop prices.
Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2018 [Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : producing : per : Production : Stocks : price per : of : colonies 1/ : colony : :December 15 2/ : pound 3/ :production 4/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds ---- 1,000 pounds ---- dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..............: 6 45 270 14 3.72 1,004 Arizona ..............: 24 38 912 109 3.01 2,745 Arkansas .............: 28 50 1,400 84 1.88 2,632 California ...........: 335 41 13,735 3,022 2.11 28,981 Colorado .............: 31 48 1,488 283 2.05 3,050 Florida ..............: 215 49 10,535 737 2.40 25,284 Georgia ..............: 98 34 3,332 200 2.76 9,196 Hawaii ...............: 17 103 1,751 18 1.92 3,362 Idaho ................: 96 31 2,976 655 1.96 5,833 Illinois .............: 11 41 451 108 4.83 2,178 : Indiana ..............: 7 46 322 106 3.58 1,153 Iowa .................: 38 49 1,862 1,005 2.40 4,469 Kansas ...............: 5 73 365 95 3.10 1,132 Kentucky .............: 4 41 164 34 5.43 891 Louisiana ............: 45 83 3,735 261 1.91 7,134 Maine ................: 12 32 384 92 2.98 1,144 Michigan .............: 97 44 4,268 768 2.49 10,627 Minnesota ............: 119 61 7,259 1,161 1.94 14,082 Mississippi ..........: 20 87 1,740 70 2.07 3,602 Missouri .............: 9 45 405 36 2.83 1,146 : Montana ..............: 160 92 14,720 3,680 1.90 27,968 Nebraska .............: 40 59 2,360 850 2.01 4,744 New Jersey ...........: 13 31 403 165 7.47 3,010 New York .............: 56 48 2,688 833 3.24 8,709 North Carolina .......: 10 33 330 63 5.76 1,901 North Dakota .........: 550 72 39,600 4,752 1.87 74,052 Ohio .................: 14 73 1,022 491 3.72 3,802 Oregon ...............: 93 35 3,255 1,009 2.36 7,682 Pennsylvania .........: 19 44 836 309 3.89 3,252 South Carolina .......: 16 48 768 15 3.17 2,435 : South Dakota .........: 255 47 11,985 5,154 1.91 22,891 Tennessee ............: 7 46 322 84 4.11 1,323 Texas ................: 132 56 7,392 1,035 2.12 15,671 Utah .................: 26 41 1,066 75 2.10 2,239 Vermont ..............: 7 48 336 94 3.76 1,263 Virginia .............: 4 40 160 35 7.24 1,158 Washington ...........: 77 43 3,311 563 2.15 7,119 West Virginia ........: 6 37 222 38 4.33 961 Wisconsin ............: 51 45 2,295 711 2.95 6,770 Wyoming ..............: 39 56 2,184 175 1.91 4,171 : Other States 5/ 6/ ...: 36 39 1,399 314 6.02 8,422 : United States 6/ 7/ ..: 2,828 54.5 154,008 29,303 2.21 340,358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was harvested during the year. It is possible to harvest honey from colonies which did not survive the entire year. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ Average price per pound based on expanded sales. 4/ Value of production is equal to production multiplied by average price per pound. 5/ Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island 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. 7/ United States value of production will not equal summation of States. Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2019 [Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : producing : per : Production : Stocks : price per : of : colonies 1/ : colony : :December 15 2/ : pound 3/ :production 4/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds ---- 1,000 pounds ---- dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..............: 7 42 294 44 3.20 941 Arizona ..............: 23 46 1,058 201 1.97 2,084 Arkansas .............: 20 55 1,100 176 1.53 1,683 California ...........: 335 48 16,080 3,216 1.56 25,085 Colorado .............: 32 46 1,472 500 2.14 3,150 Florida ..............: 205 45 9,225 830 2.48 22,878 Georgia ..............: 102 33 3,366 370 2.61 8,785 Hawaii ...............: 16 80 1,280 51 1.28 1,638 Idaho ................: 92 32 2,944 677 1.67 4,916 Illinois .............: 11 39 429 116 4.31 1,849 : Indiana ..............: 9 55 495 198 3.95 1,955 Iowa .................: 38 55 2,090 1,170 2.24 4,682 Kansas ...............: 7 79 553 171 2.95 1,631 Kentucky .............: 6 41 246 44 4.50 1,107 Louisiana ............: 54 72 3,888 428 2.04 7,932 Maine ................: 15 35 525 110 2.92 1,533 Michigan .............: 94 50 4,700 1,363 2.36 11,092 Minnesota ............: 118 59 6,962 3,063 1.63 11,348 Mississippi ..........: 22 80 1,760 141 1.85 3,256 Missouri .............: 10 43 430 73 3.32 1,428 : Montana ..............: 173 86 14,878 5,802 1.48 22,019 Nebraska .............: 39 52 2,028 223 1.46 2,961 New Jersey ...........: 15 28 420 155 3.33 1,399 New York .............: 59 58 3,422 1,027 4.49 15,365 North Carolina .......: 14 42 588 118 4.06 2,387 North Dakota .........: 520 65 33,800 6,422 1.40 47,320 Ohio .................: 15 67 1,005 442 3.42 3,437 Oregon ...............: 87 32 2,784 1,141 2.07 5,763 Pennsylvania .........: 19 50 950 409 4.24 4,028 South Carolina .......: 16 47 752 45 5.01 3,768 : South Dakota .........: 270 72 19,440 7,582 1.53 29,743 Tennessee ............: 8 57 456 91 4.65 2,120 Texas ................: 126 60 7,560 1,814 2.30 17,388 Utah .................: 22 29 638 89 2.06 1,314 Vermont ..............: 6 48 288 84 4.34 1,250 Virginia .............: 5 39 195 49 7.51 1,464 Washington ...........: 81 35 2,835 1,191 2.12 6,010 West Virginia ........: 6 37 222 47 4.50 999 Wisconsin ............: 46 47 2,162 692 2.99 6,464 Wyoming ..............: 39 56 2,184 306 1.35 2,948 : Other States 5/ 6/ ...: 30 47 1,418 351 5.91 8,380 : United States 6/ 7/ ..: 2,812 55.8 156,922 41,022 1.97 309,136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was harvested during the year. It is possible to harvest honey from colonies which did not survive the entire year. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ Average price per pound based on expanded sales. 4/ Value of production is equal to production multiplied by average price per pound. 5/ Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island 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. 7/ United States value of production will not equal summation of States. Honey Price by Color Class - United States: 2018 and 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Co-op and private : Retail : All Color class :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Water white, extra white, white ...: 1.98 1.61 3.63 3.99 2.01 1.67 : Extra light amber .................: 2.01 1.63 3.44 3.55 2.12 1.85 : Light amber, amber, dark amber ....: 2.10 1.93 4.89 5.63 2.51 2.54 : All other honey, area specialties .: 2.64 2.40 7.17 7.77 3.62 3.84 : All honey .........................: 2.03 1.70 4.38 4.85 2.21 1.97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income and Expenditures - United States: 2018 and 2019 [Represents income and expenditures on the total number of colonies, regardless of whether honey was harvested] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2018 : 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : Income : Pollination income ..............: 301,854 309,630 Other income 1/ .................: 94,644 77,677 : Expenditures : Varroa control and treatment ....: 17,788 16,366 Other colony issues 2/ ..........: 4,825 4,535 Feed 3/ .........................: 65,220 58,010 Foundation ......................: 9,534 7,887 Hives/woodenware ................: 13,646 10,230 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes sales of queens, queen cells, beeswax, propolis, etc. 2/ Includes Nosema, tracheal mites, foulbrod, paralysis, Kashmir, coudy wing, etc. 3/ Includes syrup, sugar water, honey, pollen paties, and other feeds. Queen, Package, and Nuc Prices Paid - United States: 2018 and 2019 [Represents prices paid on the total number of colonies, regardless of whether honey was harvested] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2018 : 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Queen ...........................: 18 18 Package .........................: 87 85 Nuc .............................: 108 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Apiary Workers - United States: 2018 and 2019 [Represents number of paid and unpaid workers that worked with colonies, regardless of whether honey was harvested] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2018 : 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : workers : Apiary workers ..................: 23,000 25,000 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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