Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HONEY March 1, 2002 Florida Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. FLORIDA: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value, and Stocks, 1992-2001 Honey Colonies Year of Yield Price Stocks bees 1/ per Prodution per Value Dec 15 2/ colony pound 1,000 1,000 1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents dollars 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. 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' . UNITED STATES: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value and Stocks, 1992-2001 Honey Year Colonies Yield Price per Stocks of bees 1/ Production Value per colony pound 2/ 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 1/ Operations with 5 or more colonies. 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 Co-op and Retail All Color class Private 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/ Number of Yield per Stocks Average Value of Production price State colonies colony Dec 15 2/ per pound 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications