Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HONEY March 2, 2005 Florida Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Florida: Honey production in 2004 was 20,090,000 pounds, up 35 percent from 2003. Florida ranked third in production behind North Dakota, and South Dakota. There were 205,000 colonies in Florida in 2004 with an average honey yield of 98 pounds per colony, 27 pounds more than in 2003. Producers received an average of $1.00 per pound for the honey, down 32 cents per pound from the previous year. The value of Florida honey production in 2004 was $20.1 million, up from the 2003 value of $19.7 million. Florida: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value, and Stocks, 1995-2004 Honey Year Colonies Yield Price Stocks of bees 1/ per Production per Value colony pound Dec 15 2/ 1,000 1,000 1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents dollars pounds 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 20,460 114 23,324 2,026 2003 210 71 14,910 132 19,681 1,491 2004 205 98 20,090 100 20,090 2,009 1/ Operations with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks in producers' hands. UNITED STATES: Honey production in 2004 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 184 million pounds, up 1 percent from 2003. There were 2.56 million colonies producing honey in 2004, down 2 percent from 2003. Yield per colony averaged 71.8 pounds, up 3 percent from the 69.9 pounds in 2003. 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 61.2 million pounds on December 15, 2004, up 50 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey prices decreased during 2004 to $1.08, down 22 percent from $1.39 cents in 2003. 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 2004 were lower than the previous year for all color classes except the All Other Honey, Area Specialties class. Honey prices for 2003 crop honey reflect honey sold in 2003 and 2004. United States: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value and Stocks, 1995-2004 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 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 2,506 74.0 185,461 70 .4 132,225 64,556 2002 2,574 66.7 171,718 132 .7 228,338 39,393 2003 4/ 2,599 70.0 181,727 138 .7 253,106 40,785 2004 5/ 2,556 71.8 183,582 108 .5 201,790 61,222 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, 2003 and 2004 Co-op and Retail All Color class Private 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 Cents per pound 141 109 185 172 143 121 Water white, extra white, and white .1 .5 .8 .8 .5 .1 132 180 174 136 104 Extra light amber .6 98 .5 .8 .9 .5 .3 124 192 190 131 100 Light amber, amber, and dark amber .9 84 .6 .6 .5 .8 .6 111 109 246 279 133 164 All other honey, area specialties .2 .4 .6 .5 .5 .7 134 101 188 188 138 108 All honey .7 .5 .5 .7 .7 .5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Honey: Number of Colonies, Production, Stocks, and Value, 2003-2004 1/ Number of Yield per Stocks Average Value of Production price State colonies colony Dec 15 2/ per pound production 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars Alabama 13 12 82 87 1,066 1,044 43 282 124 140 1,322 1,462 Arizona 35 32 72 55 2,520 1,760 983 774 134 115 3,377 2,024 Arkansas 40 40 75 57 3,000 2,280 810 388 126 90 3,780 2,052 California 480 390 67 45 32,160 17,550 6,432 5,792 139 101 44,702 17,726 Colorado 24 23 86 80 2,064 1,840 722 791 140 148 2,890 2,723 Florida 210 205 71 98 14,910 20,090 1,491 2,009 132 100 19,681 20,090 Georgia 52 63 65 49 3,380 3,087 270 648 128 118 4,326 3,643 Hawaii 7 8 114 96 798 768 43 77 145 141 1,157 1,083 Idaho 100 100 46 63 4,600 6,300 1,380 2,520 133 101 6,118 6,363 Illinois 7 7 60 55 420 385 252 193 183 193 769 743 Indiana 5 7 56 59 280 413 78 145 166 158 465 653 Iowa 32 35 59 67 1,888 2,345 868 1,337 142 128 2,681 3,002 Kansas 16 14 57 80 912 1,120 447 683 141 123 1,286 1,378 Louisiana 34 35 90 98 3,060 3,430 275 240 124 79 3,794 2,710 Maine 8 7 33 31 264 217 145 37 141 127 372 276 Michigan 65 65 74 67 4,810 4,355 1,732 2,439 141 117 6,782 5,095 Minnesota 120 135 83 75 9,960 10,125 1,892 1,924 144 104 14,342 10,530 Mississippi 21 18 69 65 1,449 1,170 246 421 129 80 1,869 936 Missouri 17 16 53 41 901 656 189 151 141 137 1,270 899 Montana 145 140 66 77 9,570 10,780 1,914 3,773 144 106 13,781 11,427 Nebraska 45 51 74 89 3,330 4,539 1,299 2,043 138 107 4,595 4,857 Nevada 6 14 64 55 384 770 46 316 204 330 783 2,541 New Jersey 10 12 19 27 190 324 101 45 160 138 304 447 New Mexico 6 8 41 44 246 352 108 127 120 122 295 429 New York 67 64 72 67 4,824 4,288 1,640 1,887 136 133 6,561 5,703 North Carolina 10 9 44 40 440 360 79 72 192 218 845 785 North Dakota 340 390 87 78 29,580 30,420 6,803 9,126 136 105 40,229 31,941 Ohio 15 16 50 58 750 928 278 353 140 150 1,050 1,392 Oregon 42 42 51 54 2,142 2,268 964 1,111 127 124 2,720 2,812 Pennsylvania 27 30 50 54 1,350 1,620 419 810 144 138 1,944 2,236 South Dakota 215 215 70 105 15,050 22,575 2,709 13,545 143 106 21,522 23,930 Tennessee 6 6 40 54 240 324 46 91 152 172 365 557 Texas 140 116 67 76 9,380 8,816 1,126 1,411 140 96 13,132 8,463 Utah 25 23 57 70 1,425 1,610 157 531 128 104 1,824 1,674 Vermont 7 6 83 68 581 408 163 192 196 145 1,139 592 Virginia 6 7 37 38 222 266 69 69 168 213 373 567 Washington 58 56 56 63 3,248 3,528 942 1,376 146 103 4,742 3,634 West Virginia 8 9 47 55 376 495 194 183 189 142 711 703 Wisconsin 74 68 77 86 5,698 5,848 2,678 2,632 147 133 8,376 7,778 Wyoming 39 39 81 75 3,159 2,925 474 380 141 109 4,454 3,188 Other States 3/ 22 23 251 52 1,100 1,203 278 298 1,022 228 2,378 2,746 United States 4/ 2,599 2,556 70.0 71.8 181,727 183,582 40,785 61,222 138.7 108.5 253,106 201,790 1/ 2003 data revised. 2/ Does not include stocks under loan. 3/ CT, DE, KY, MD, NH, OK, 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