Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HONEY March 5, 2003 Florida Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLORIDA: Honey production in 2002 was 20,460,000 pounds, down seven percent from 2001. Florida ranked third in production behind California, and North Dakota. There were 220,000 colonies in Florida in 2002 with an average honey yield of 93 pounds per colony, seven pounds less than in 2001. Producers received an average of 112 cents per pound for the honey, up 48 cents per pound from the previous year. The value of Florida honey production in 2002 was $22.9 million, up from the 2001 value of $14.1 million. FLORIDA: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value, and Stocks, 1993-2002 Honey Colonies Year of Yield Produc- Price Stocks bees 1/ per tion per Value Dec 15 2/ colony pound 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 colonies Pounds pounds Cents dollars pounds 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 64 14,080 3,432 2002 220 93 20,460 112 22,915 2,026 1/ Operations with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks in producers' hands. UNITED STATES: Honey production in 2002 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 171 million pounds, down 8 percent from 2001. There were 2.52 million colonies producing honey in 2002, up 1 percent from 2001. Yield per colony averaged 67.8 pounds, down from 74.0 pounds in 2001. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State and yields per colony may thus be understated. Colonies were not included if honey was not harvested. Producer honey stocks were 39.0 million pounds on December 15, 2002, down 40 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey prices increased to a record high during 2002 to 128.6 cents, up 83 percent from 70.4 cents in 2001. 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 2002 were higher than the previous year for all color classes. Some 2001 crop honey was sold at the higher prices in 2002, which caused revisions to the 2001 crop prices. UNITED STATES: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value and Stocks, 1993-2002 Honey Year Colonies Yield Produc- Price per Stocks of bees 1/ Value per colony tion pound 2/ Dec 15 3/ 1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars 1,000 pounds 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 2,620 84.1 220,339 59 .7 132,742 85,328 2001 4/ 2,506 74.0 185,461 70 .4 132,225 64,556 2002 5/ 2,524 67.8 171,140 128 .6 221,638 39,047 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, 2001 and 2002 Co-op and Retail All Color class Private 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 Cents per pound Water white, extra white, and white 68.7 136.1 133.6 146.3 70.6 136.4 Extra light amber 66.9 123.0 132.0 131.0 70.5 123.5 Light amber, amber, and dark amber 62.3 115.1 150.8 149.9 69.5 118.7 All other honey, area specialties 64.5 111.1 160.4 187.9 80.9 120.6 All honey 66.6 127.5 142.0 145.4 70.4 128.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars Alabama 14 12 73 86 1,022 1,032 235 103 72 111 736 1,146 Arizona 43 38 59 63 2,537 2,394 1,142 1,197 72 110 1,827 2,633 Arkansas 58 55 98 88 5,684 4,840 1,876 1,065 65 124 3,695 6,002 California 425 440 65 53 27,625 23,320 7,735 3,498 69 129 19,061 30,083 Colorado 26 24 55 60 1,430 1,440 529 576 71 122 1,015 1,757 Florida 220 220 100 93 22,000 20,460 3,432 2,026 64 112 14,080 22,915 Georgia 55 50 57 52 3,135 2,600 188 52 70 110 2,195 2,860 Hawaii 8 7 87 136 696 952 84 29 87 110 606 1,047 Idaho 100 100 46 57 4,600 5,700 1,610 1,653 67 135 3,082 7,695 Illinois 6 9 76 80 456 720 251 130 158 142 720 1,022 Indiana 7 8 76 62 532 496 186 233 92 114 489 565 Iowa 33 33 51 70 1,683 2,310 875 901 75 137 1,262 3,165 Kansas 13 17 51 52 663 884 530 407 96 156 636 1,379 Kentucky 3 3 78 54 234 162 94 47 141 165 330 267 Louisiana 45 35 106 124 4,770 4,340 572 347 60 114 2,862 4,948 Maine 11 11 20 41 220 451 106 266 79 121 174 546 Maryland 4 3 46 46 184 138 55 21 160 175 294 242 Michigan 76 72 60 77 4,560 5,544 2,827 1,885 81 134 3,694 7,429 Minnesota 135 117 81 73 10,935 8,541 1,859 1,110 65 142 7,108 12,128 Mississippi 17 18 66 78 1,122 1,404 224 281 89 118 999 1,657 Missouri 25 18 61 53 1,525 954 381 200 71 137 1,083 1,307 Montana 136 134 102 63 13,872 8,442 4,578 1,097 67 135 9,294 11,397 Nebraska 43 43 48 75 2,064 3,225 1,115 1,161 72 145 1,486 4,676 Nevada 9 9 50 62 450 558 36 61 214 227 963 1,267 New Jersey 11 10 34 35 374 350 71 74 85 98 318 343 New Mexico 10 11 70 44 700 484 350 252 66 109 462 528 New York 53 60 70 98 3,710 5,880 1,781 2,470 79 117 2,931 6,880 North Carolina 13 14 44 51 572 714 172 86 148 136 847 971 North Dakota 280 320 96 75 26,880 24,000 9,408 8,160 69 142 18,547 34,080 Ohio 16 16 81 81 1,296 1,296 505 518 101 140 1,309 1,814 Oklahoma 4 3 47 53 188 159 105 51 143 160 269 254 Oregon 44 39 44 49 1,936 1,911 1,200 803 74 128 1,433 2,446 Pennsylvania 17 18 57 57 969 1,026 514 513 92 130 891 1,334 South Dakota 235 225 65 51 15,275 11,475 12,220 2,410 71 140 10,845 16,065 Tennessee 8 8 59 61 472 488 131 137 139 137 656 669 Texas 97 114 79 67 7,663 7,638 1,533 985 65 109 4,981 8,325 Utah 23 22 38 59 874 1,298 315 208 65 129 568 1,674 Vermont 7 7 81 89 567 623 249 274 92 119 522 741 Virginia 9 7 52 38 468 266 94 69 126 186 590 495 Washington 42 44 52 51 2,184 2,244 917 494 72 125 1,572 2,805 West Virginia 7 9 65 51 455 459 410 151 142 137 646 629 Wisconsin 67 70 81 95 5,427 6,650 3,419 2,461 82 130 4,450 8,645 Wyoming 38 38 77 63 2,926 2,394 468 383 65 139 1,902 3,328 Other States 3/ 13 13 81 145 526 878 174 202 312 343 795 1,479 United States 4/ 2,506 2,524 74.0 67.8 185,461 171,140 64,556 39,047 70.4 128.6 132,225 221,638 1/ 2001 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