FLORIDA: Honey production in 2001 was 22,000,000 pounds, down
ten percent from 2000. Florida ranked third in production behind
California, and North Dakota. There were 220,000 colonies in Florida
in 2001 with an average honey yield of 100 pounds per colony, five
pounds less than in 2000. Producers received an average of 62 cents per pound for the
honey, up eight cents per pound from the previous year. The value of
Florida honey production in 2001 was $13.6 million, up from the 2000
value of $13.2 million.
Prices for the 2001 crop averaged 66.9 cents per pound, up
12 percent from 59.7 cents in 2000. 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 2001 were higher than the previous year
for all marketing channels and all color classes except 'All Other
Honey, Area Specialties' .
FLORIDA: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value, and Stocks, 1992-2001
Year
Colonies
of
bees 1/
Honey
Yield per
colony
Prodution
Price
per pound
Value
Stocks
Dec 15 2/
1,000 colonies
Pounds
1,000 pounds
Cents
1,000 dollars
1,000 pounds
1992
220
104
22,880
53
12,126
2,517
1993
200
113
22,600
50
11,300
2,712
1994
230
84
19,320
47
9,080
2,898
1995
230
86
19,780
64
12,659
1,780
1996
240
105
25,200
86
21,672
2,268
1997
240
67
16,080
73
11,738
2,734
1998
230
98
22,540
64
14,426
4,508
1999
228
102
23,256
53
12,326
4,186
2000
232
105
24,360
54
13,154
2,923
2001
220
100
22,000
62
13,640
3,432
1/ Operations with 5 or more colonies.
2/ Stocks in producers' hands.
UNITED STATES: Honey production in 2001 from producers with
five or more colonies totaled 186 million pounds, down 16 percent
from 2000. Honey production in 2001 was the lowest since 1989,
when 181 million pounds was produced with a yield per colony of only
51.2 pounds. There were 2.51 million colonies producing honey in
2001, down 4 percent from 2000. Yield per colony averaged
74.0 pounds, down 10.1 pounds from the 84.1 pounds in 2000.
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 64.8 million pounds on December 15, 2001, down24
percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude
stocks held under the commodity loan program.
UNITED STATES: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value and Stocks, 1992-2001
Year
Colonies
of bees 1/
Honey
Yield
per colony
Production
Price per
pound 2/
Value
Stocks
Dec 15 3/
1,000 colonies
Pounds
1,000 pounds
Cents
1,000 dollars
1,000 pounds
1992
3,030
72.8
220,584
55.0
121,321
38,933
1993
2,875
80.2
230,575
53.9
124,280
49,046
1994
2,783
78.4
218,187
52.8
115,203
59,877
1995
2,655
79.5
211,073
68.5
144,585
42,313
1996
2,581
77.3
199,511
88.8
177,166
47,206
1997
2,631
74.7
196,536
75.2
147,795
70,696
1998
2,633
83.7
220,316
65.5
147,254
80,808
1999
2,688
76.4
205,250
60.1
126,075
79,375
2000 4/
2,620
84.1
220,339
59.7
132,742
85,328
2001 5/
2,513
74.0
185,926
66.9
127,060
64,750
2/ Weighted by reported sales.
3/ Stocks in producers' hands.
4/ Revised.
5/ Preliminary.
UNITED STATES: Honey Prices by Color Class and Buyer, 2000 and 2001
Color class
Co-op and Private
Retail
All
2000
2001
2000
2001
2000
2001
Cents per pound
Water white, extra white, and white
56.3
65.0
114.5
125.4
58.2
66.5
Extra light amber
56.0
64.0
121.7
130.7
60.7
66.9
Light amber, amber, and dark amber
49.8
59.8
141.9
152.2
60.1
66.6
All other honey, area specialties
63.2
59.8
175.2
152.5
92.9
78.7
All honey
55.1
63.3
130.4
140.6
59.7
66.9
HONEY: Number of Colonies, Production, Stocks, and Value, 2000-2001 1/
State
Number of
colonies
Yield per
colony
Production
Stocks
Dec 15 2/
Average
price
per pound
Value of
production
2000
2001
2000
2001
2000
2001
2000
2001
2000
2001
2000
2001
1,000 colonies
Pounds
1,000 pounds
Cents
1,000 dollars
Alabama
16
14
78
73
1,248
1,022
187
235
59
71
736
726
Arizona
40
43
59
59
2,360
2,537
1,322
1,142
73
78
1,723
1,979
Arkansas
55
58
93
98
5,115
5,655
3,529
1,872
57
66
2,916
3,732
California
440
425
70
65
30,800
27,625
11,396
7,735
59
67
18,172
18,509
Colorado
29
26
60
55
1,740
1,430
957
529
62
70
1,079
1,001
Florida
232
220
105
100
24,360
22,000
2,923
3,432
54
62
13,154
13,640
Georgia
55
55
57
57
3,135
3,135
376
188
63
70
1,975
2,195
Hawaii
7
8
112
87
784
696
125
84
82
85
643
592
Idaho
100
100
47
46
4,700
4,600
2,679
1,610
52
66
2,444
3,036
Illinois
8
6
61
76
488
456
146
251
117
172
571
784
Indiana
8
8
65
76
520
608
286
213
103
86
536
523
Iowa
30
33
67
51
2,010
1,683
1,206
875
68
73
1,367
1,229
Kansas
15
13
68
51
1,020
663
520
530
91
85
928
564
Kentucky
3
3
48
78
144
234
40
94
135
131
194
307
Louisiana
43
45
94
106
4,042
4,770
1,334
572
52
60
2,102
2,862
Maine
11
11
21
20
231
220
143
106
75
70
173
154
Maryland
6
4
46
46
276
184
52
55
114
172
315
316
Michigan
72
76
75
60
5,400
4,560
2,970
2,827
60
78
3,240
3,557
Minnesota
150
135
90
81
13,500
10,935
3,105
1,859
57
63
7,695
6,889
Mississippi
17
17
72
66
1,224
1,122
649
224
69
60
845
673
Missouri
23
25
75
61
1,725
1,525
362
381
60
68
1,035
1,037
Montana
124
136
88
102
10,912
13,872
4,692
4,578
59
65
6,438
9,017
Nebraska
50
43
87
48
4,350
2,064
2,610
1,115
59
66
2,567
1,362
Nevada
10
11
35
50
350
550
95
44
145
201
508
1,106
New Jersey
11
11
35
34
385
374
200
71
61
82
235
307
New Mexico
15
15
64
70
960
1,050
739
525
72
65
691
683
New York
58
53
80
70
4,640
3,710
2,274
1,781
55
68
2,552
2,523
North Carolina
11
11
49
44
539
484
243
145
143
158
771
765
North Dakota
300
280
115
96
34,500
26,880
13,800
9,408
57
65
19,665
17,472
Ohio
18
16
65
81
1,170
1,296
585
505
79
85
924
1,102
Oklahoma
7
4
35
47
245
188
64
105
126
141
309
265
Oregon
48
44
51
44
2,448
1,936
1,665
1,200
66
69
1,616
1,336
Pennsylvania
22
17
45
57
990
969
554
514
76
87
752
843
South Dakota
235
235
121
65
28,435
15,275
12,796
12,220
58
64
16,492
9,776
Tennessee
9
9
61
59
549
531
104
147
143
137
785
727
Texas
105
97
79
79
8,295
7,663
2,986
1,533
57
64
4,728
4,904
Utah
24
23
41
38
984
874
462
315
60
65
590
568
Vermont
7
7
59
81
413
567
211
249
68
91
281
516
Virginia
7
9
42
52
294
468
103
94
150
117
441
548
Washington
52
42
54
52
2,808
2,148
1,151
917
58
67
1,629
1,463
West Virginia
7
7
54
65
378
455
234
410
122
155
461
705
Wisconsin
84
67
90
81
7,560
5,427
4,385
3,419
68
76
5,141
4,125
Wyoming
39
38
93
77
3,627
2,926
798
468
59
63
2,140
1,843
Other States 3/
17
13
40
40
685
523
270
173
173
153
1,183
799
United States 4/
2,620
2,513
84.1
74.0
220,339
185,926
85,328
64,750
59.7
66.9
132,742
127,060
1/ 2000 data revised.
2/ Does not include stocks under loan.
3/ CT, DE, MA, NH, RI , and SC not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
4/ U.S. price weighted by survey expanded sales.
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