State Statistical Report HONEY96

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
1222 Woodward Street
Orlando, Florida 32803
407 / 648-6013

HONEY
February 27, 1996

FLORIDA: Honey production in 1995, at 19,780,000 pounds, increased 2 percent from the 1994 production of 19,320,000 pounds. Florida ranks fourth behind North Dakota, South Dakota, and California in honey production during the year. There were 230,000 colonies, the same as

1994, and the yield was 86 pounds per colony, up 2 pounds from 1994. Producers received an average of 63 cents per pound, 16 cents more than the 1994 average. Value of the crop increased from $9,080,000 in 1994, to $12,461,000, in 1995, a 37 percent increase.

FLORIDA: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value, and Stocks, 1987-95

Year Colonies
of
bees 1/ Honey

Yield per
colony Produc-
tion Price
per pound Value Stocks
Dec 152/

1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars 1,000 pounds

1987 240 79 18,960 49 .0 9,290 1,327

1988 240 105 25,200 51 .0 12,852 2,385

1989 250 60 15,000 48 .0 7,200 1,050

1990 220 95 20,900 48 .0 10,032 1,881

1991 225 83 18,675 53 .0 9,898 1,307

1992 220 104 22,880 53 .0 12,126 2,517

1993 200 113 22,600 50 .0 11,300 2,712

1994 3/ 230 84 19,320 47 .0 9,080 2,898

1995 4/ 230 86 19,780 63 .0 12,461 1,780

1/ Operations with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks in producers' hands. 3/ Revised. 4/ Preliminary.

UNITED STATES: Honey production in 1995 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 210 million pounds, down 3 percent from 1994. There were 2.65 million colonies producing honey in 1995, compared with 2.77 million in 1994. Yield per colony averaged 79.5 pounds, up 1.1 pounds from the 78.4 pounds in 1994. Colonies which produced in more than one State were counted in each State and yields per colony may be understated. Producer honey stocks were 42.2 million pounds on December 15, 1995, down 29 percent from a year earlier.
Prices for the 1995 crop averaged 64.4 cents per pound, up 22 percent from the 1994 price of 52.8 cents per pound. Prices are based on retail sales by producers and sales to private processors and co-ops. At the U.S. level, prices for each color are derived by weighting State average prices by the State quantities sold. Prices were higher for all color classes in 1995.

UNITED STATES: Number of Colonies, Honey Production, Value and Stocks, 1987-95

Year Colonies
of bees1/ Honey

Yield
per colony Produc-
tion Price per
pound2/ Value Stocks
Dec 153/

1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars 1,000 pounds

1987 3,190 71.1 226,782 50.3 113,730 32,987

1988 3,219 66.3 214,135 50.0 108,046 31,786

1989 3,443 51.4 176,957 49.8 89,418 32,542

1990 3,210 61.6 197,791 53.7 107,747 31,060

1991 3,181 68.9 219,171 55.6 121,859 36,231

1992 3,030 72.8 220,584 55.0 121,321 38,933

1993 2,876 80.2 230,655 53.9 124,323 49,049

19944/ 2,770 78.4 217,168 52.8 114,665 59,813

19955/ 2,647 79.5 210,437 64.4 135,521 42,234

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, 1994 and 1995

Color class Co-op and Private Retail All

19941/ 1995 19941/ 1995 19941/ 1995

Cents per pound

Water white, extra white, and white 51 .1 64 .1 84 .7 91 .9 52 .5 65 .0

Extra light amber 50 .2 61 .5 87 .4 90 .2 53 .4 63 .3

Light amber, amber, and dark amber 48 .1 60 .8 93 .7 96 .4 52 .7 64 .6

All other honey, area specialties 44 .5 49 .5 100 .6 108 .9 55 .6 58 .7

All honey 50 .2 62 .6 89 .1 93 .7 52 .8 64 .4

1/ Revised. Includes honey produced in 1994 that was sold in 1995.

HONEY: Number of Colonies, Production, Stocks, and Value, 1994-951/

State Number of
colonies Yield per
colony Production Stocks
Dec 152/ Average price
per pound Value of
production

1994 1995 1994 1995 1994 1995 1994 1995 1994 1995 1994 1995

1,000 colonies Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars

Alabama 18 16 50 58 900 928 99 28 52 62 468 575

Arizona 47 52 59 79 2,773 4,108 166 986 51 68 1,414 2,793

Arkansas 50 50 71 60 3,550 3,000 817 900 51 64 1,811 1,920

California 400 420 60 93 24,000 39,060 6,480 4,687 51 60 12,240 23,436

Colorado 45 45 76 60 3,420 2,700 1,813 1,404 56 68 1,915 1,836

Florida 230 230 84 86 19,320 19,780 2,898 1,780 47 63 9,080 12,461

Georgia 80 70 63 62 5,040 4,340 958 260 57 69 2,873 2,995

Hawaii 11 8 100 129 1,100 1,032 429 103 48 55 528 568

Idaho 127 125 59 48 7,493 6,000 1,274 1,020 52 65 3,896 3,900

Illinois 13 11 80 74 1,040 814 468 212 104 102 1,082 830

Indiana 13 12 54 63 702 756 204 166 71 68 498 514

Iowa 55 50 66 68 3,630 3,400 1,089 612 65 72 2,360 2,448

Kansas 19 17 47 67 893 1,139 214 182 72 71 643 809

Kentucky 3 3 54 44 162 132 57 30 98 103 159 136

Louisiana 35 33 98 119 3,430 3,927 515 275 46 61 1,578 2,395

Maine 8 11 55 45 440 495 172 223 60 100 264 495

Maryland 7 7 36 35 252 245 83 81 108 114 272 279

Michigan 90 97 86 92 7,740 8,924 3,870 3,570 55 72 4,257 6,425

Minnesota 170 165 79 82 13,430 13,530 2,149 1,218 52 66 6,984 8,930

Mississippi 19 16 53 70 1,007 1,120 352 146 48 64 483 717

Missouri 25 23 77 67 1,925 1,541 270 308 53 65 1,020 1,002

Montana 119 106 105 80 12,495 8,480 3,624 1,781 52 66 6,497 5,597

Nebraska 72 60 55 73 3,960 4,380 1,465 1,402 56 68 2,218 2,978

Nevada 14 9 54 29 756 261 174 34 108 96 816 251

New Jersey 9 8 33 34 297 272 107 57 63 71 187 193

New Mexico 19 19 64 65 1,216 1,235 730 247 47 68 572 840

New York 68 70 68 75 4,624 5,250 2,451 2,100 63 66 2,913 3,465

North Carolina 15 12 59 52 885 624 266 162 95 81 841 505

North Dakota 235 220 138 108 32,430 23,760 7,459 3,802 48 63 15,566 14,969

Ohio 27 25 64 62 1,728 1,550 691 930 64 72 1,106 1,116

Oklahoma 5 5 58 76 290 380 104 141 93 91 270 346

Oregon 50 52 65 52 3,250 2,704 1,008 2,488 52 71 1,690 1,920

Pennsylvania 27 25 47 43 1,269 1,075 622 376 60 69 761 742

South Carolina 10 9 100 90 1,000 810 150 65 82 128 820 1,037

South Dakota 260 240 100 85 26,000 20,400 8,580 4,896 52 65 13,520 13,260

Tennessee 6 4 51 53 306 212 107 70 98 114 300 242

Texas 103 84 74 106 7,622 8,904 2,058 1,959 50 64 3,811 5,699

Utah 43 32 59 33 2,537 1,056 1,218 232 53 61 1,345 644

Vermont 5 5 77 67 385 335 189 131 87 83 335 278

Virginia 11 9 52 45 572 405 109 97 65 55 372 223

Washington 60 60 62 59 3,720 3,540 1,265 637 54 54 2,009 1,912

West Virginia 20 13 44 41 880 533 414 48 118 116 1,038 618

Wisconsin 75 73 71 79 5,325 5,767 1,864 2,134 60 71 3,195 4,095

Wyoming 46 38 69 36 3,174 1,368 667 150 58 68 1,841 930

Other States3/ 6 8 37 33 222 264 114 104 115 152 255 401

United States4/ 2,770 2,647 78.4 79.5 217,168 210,437 59,813 42,234 52.8 64.4 114,665 135,521

1/ 1994 data revised. 2/ Does not include stocks under loan. 3/ CT, DE, MA, NH, and RI not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 4/ U.S. price weighted by survey expanded sales.

Year	Colonies of bees 1/	Honey
Year	Colonies of bees 1/	Yield per colony	Produc- tion	Price per pound	Value	Stocks Dec 152/

	1,000 colonies	Pounds	1,000 pounds	Cents	1,000 dollars	1,000 pounds

1987	240	79	18,960	49 .0	9,290	1,327
1988	240	105	25,200	51 .0	12,852	2,385
1989	250	60	15,000	48 .0	7,200	1,050
1990	220	95	20,900	48 .0	10,032	1,881
1991	225	83	18,675	53 .0	9,898	1,307
1992	220	104	22,880	53 .0	12,126	2,517
1993	200	113	22,600	50 .0	11,300	2,712
1994 3/	230	84	19,320	47 .0	9,080	2,898
1995 4/	230	86	19,780	63 .0	12,461	1,780


1/ Operations with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks in producers' hands. 3/ Revised. 4/ Preliminary.

Year	Colonies of bees1/	Honey
Year	Colonies of bees1/	Yield per colony	Produc- tion	Price per pound2/	Value	Stocks Dec 153/

	1,000 colonies	Pounds	1,000 pounds	Cents	1,000 dollars	1,000 pounds

1987	3,190	71.1	226,782	50.3	113,730	32,987
1988	3,219	66.3	214,135	50.0	108,046	31,786
1989	3,443	51.4	176,957	49.8	89,418	32,542
1990	3,210	61.6	197,791	53.7	107,747	31,060
1991	3,181	68.9	219,171	55.6	121,859	36,231
1992	3,030	72.8	220,584	55.0	121,321	38,933
1993	2,876	80.2	230,655	53.9	124,323	49,049
19944/	2,770	78.4	217,168	52.8	114,665	59,813
19955/	2,647	79.5	210,437	64.4	135,521	42,234


1/ Operations with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Weighted by reported sales. 3/ Stocks in producers' hands. 4/ Revised. 5/ Preliminary.

Color class	Co-op and Private		Retail		All
Color class	19941/	1995	19941/	1995	19941/	1995

	Cents per pound

Water white, extra white, and white	51 .1	64 .1	84 .7	91 .9	52 .5	65 .0
Extra light amber	50 .2	61 .5	87 .4	90 .2	53 .4	63 .3
Light amber, amber, and dark amber	48 .1	60 .8	93 .7	96 .4	52 .7	64 .6
All other honey, area specialties	44 .5	49 .5	100 .6	108 .9	55 .6	58 .7

All honey	50 .2	62 .6	89 .1	93 .7	52 .8	64 .4


1/ Revised. Includes honey produced in 1994 that was sold in 1995.

State	Number of colonies		Yield per colony		Production		Stocks Dec 152/		Average price per pound		Value of production
State	1994	1995	1994	1995	1994	1995	1994	1995	1994	1995	1994	1995
	1,000 colonies		Pounds		1,000 pounds				Cents		1,000 dollars

Alabama	18	16	50	58	900	928	99	28	52	62	468	575
Arizona	47	52	59	79	2,773	4,108	166	986	51	68	1,414	2,793
Arkansas	50	50	71	60	3,550	3,000	817	900	51	64	1,811	1,920
California	400	420	60	93	24,000	39,060	6,480	4,687	51	60	12,240	23,436
Colorado	45	45	76	60	3,420	2,700	1,813	1,404	56	68	1,915	1,836
Florida	230	230	84	86	19,320	19,780	2,898	1,780	47	63	9,080	12,461
Georgia	80	70	63	62	5,040	4,340	958	260	57	69	2,873	2,995
Hawaii	11	8	100	129	1,100	1,032	429	103	48	55	528	568
Idaho	127	125	59	48	7,493	6,000	1,274	1,020	52	65	3,896	3,900
Illinois	13	11	80	74	1,040	814	468	212	104	102	1,082	830
Indiana	13	12	54	63	702	756	204	166	71	68	498	514
Iowa	55	50	66	68	3,630	3,400	1,089	612	65	72	2,360	2,448
Kansas	19	17	47	67	893	1,139	214	182	72	71	643	809
Kentucky	3	3	54	44	162	132	57	30	98	103	159	136
Louisiana	35	33	98	119	3,430	3,927	515	275	46	61	1,578	2,395
Maine	8	11	55	45	440	495	172	223	60	100	264	495
Maryland	7	7	36	35	252	245	83	81	108	114	272	279
Michigan	90	97	86	92	7,740	8,924	3,870	3,570	55	72	4,257	6,425
Minnesota	170	165	79	82	13,430	13,530	2,149	1,218	52	66	6,984	8,930
Mississippi	19	16	53	70	1,007	1,120	352	146	48	64	483	717
Missouri	25	23	77	67	1,925	1,541	270	308	53	65	1,020	1,002
Montana	119	106	105	80	12,495	8,480	3,624	1,781	52	66	6,497	5,597
Nebraska	72	60	55	73	3,960	4,380	1,465	1,402	56	68	2,218	2,978
Nevada	14	9	54	29	756	261	174	34	108	96	816	251
New Jersey	9	8	33	34	297	272	107	57	63	71	187	193
New Mexico	19	19	64	65	1,216	1,235	730	247	47	68	572	840
New York	68	70	68	75	4,624	5,250	2,451	2,100	63	66	2,913	3,465
North Carolina	15	12	59	52	885	624	266	162	95	81	841	505
North Dakota	235	220	138	108	32,430	23,760	7,459	3,802	48	63	15,566	14,969
Ohio	27	25	64	62	1,728	1,550	691	930	64	72	1,106	1,116
Oklahoma	5	5	58	76	290	380	104	141	93	91	270	346
Oregon	50	52	65	52	3,250	2,704	1,008	2,488	52	71	1,690	1,920
Pennsylvania	27	25	47	43	1,269	1,075	622	376	60	69	761	742
South Carolina	10	9	100	90	1,000	810	150	65	82	128	820	1,037
South Dakota	260	240	100	85	26,000	20,400	8,580	4,896	52	65	13,520	13,260
Tennessee	6	4	51	53	306	212	107	70	98	114	300	242
Texas	103	84	74	106	7,622	8,904	2,058	1,959	50	64	3,811	5,699
Utah	43	32	59	33	2,537	1,056	1,218	232	53	61	1,345	644
Vermont	5	5	77	67	385	335	189	131	87	83	335	278
Virginia	11	9	52	45	572	405	109	97	65	55	372	223
Washington	60	60	62	59	3,720	3,540	1,265	637	54	54	2,009	1,912
West Virginia	20	13	44	41	880	533	414	48	118	116	1,038	618
Wisconsin	75	73	71	79	5,325	5,767	1,864	2,134	60	71	3,195	4,095
Wyoming	46	38	69	36	3,174	1,368	667	150	58	68	1,841	930

Other States3/	6	8	37	33	222	264	114	104	115	152	255	401

United States4/	2,770	2,647	78.4	79.5	217,168	210,437	59,813	42,234	52.8	64.4	114,665	135,521

1/ 1994 data revised. 2/ Does not include stocks under loan. 3/ CT, DE, MA, NH, and RI not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 4/ U.S. price weighted by survey expanded sales.