Hny 1 (2-04) Honey National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 27, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Honey" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. United States Honey Production Up 5 Percent Honey production in 2003 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 181 million pounds, up 5 percent from 2002. There were 2.59 million colonies producing honey in 2003, up 1 percent from 2002. Yield per colony averaged 69.9 pounds, up 5 percent from the 66.7 pounds in 2002. 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 40.7 million pounds on December 15, 2003, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program. Honey Prices Record High Honey prices increased to a record high during 2003 to 140.4 cents, up 6 percent from 132.7 cents in 2002. 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 2003 were higher than the previous year for all color classes. Some 2002 crop honey was sold at the higher prices in 2003, which caused some revisions to the 2002 crop prices. Special Note Preliminary 2002 Census data were used in the review process for the 2003 and revised 2002 estimates included in this publication. States requiring 5-year historical revisions may carry a disjointed data series from their current historical data series. Estimates for 2002 contained in this publication will be republished in the Honey - Final Estimates 1998-02 publication which is scheduled for release on April 29, 2004. Honey: Price by Color Class, United States, 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :----------------------------------------------------------- Color Class : Co-op and Private : Retail : All :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cents per Pound : Water White, : Extra White, White : 139.6 143.8 153.8 187.0 140.2 146.0 : Extra Light Amber : 127.2 135.1 142.0 177.1 128.3 138.1 : Light Amber, : Amber, Dark Amber : 119.0 128.6 154.3 185.4 122.8 133.9 : All Other Honey, : Area Specialties : 109.8 116.3 194.9 251.3 121.9 130.3 : All Honey : 131.3 137.1 152.2 184.9 132.7 140.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : Producing : per :Production: Stocks :Price per: of : Colonies : Colony : :Dec 15 2/ :Pound 3/ : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds -- Cents 1,000 Dollars : AL : 12 86 1,032 103 118 1,218 AZ : 38 63 2,394 1,197 108 2,586 AR : 45 88 3,960 871 126 4,990 CA : 470 50 23,500 3,525 132 31,020 CO : 24 60 1,440 576 129 1,858 FL : 220 93 20,460 2,026 114 23,324 GA : 50 52 2,600 52 113 2,938 HI : 7 136 952 29 111 1,057 ID : 100 57 5,700 1,653 137 7,809 IL : 9 80 720 130 147 1,058 IN : 8 62 496 233 119 590 IA : 33 70 2,310 901 143 3,303 KS : 17 52 884 407 150 1,326 KY : 5 54 270 78 163 440 LA : 35 124 4,340 347 116 5,034 ME : 11 41 451 266 121 546 MD : 3 46 138 21 196 270 MI : 72 77 5,544 1,885 140 7,762 MN : 117 73 8,541 1,110 147 12,555 MS : 18 78 1,404 281 123 1,727 MO : 18 50 900 189 142 1,278 MT : 134 63 8,442 1,097 138 11,650 NE : 43 75 3,225 1,161 149 4,805 NV : 9 62 558 61 267 1,490 NJ : 11 40 440 92 100 440 NM : 11 44 484 252 110 532 NY : 60 98 5,880 2,470 125 7,350 NC : 16 42 672 74 141 948 ND : 320 75 24,000 8,160 146 35,040 OH : 18 70 1,260 504 144 1,814 OK : 3 53 159 51 163 259 OR : 43 49 2,107 885 135 2,844 PA : 29 57 1,653 827 134 2,215 SC : 5 94 470 14 125 588 SD : 225 51 11,475 2,410 142 16,295 TN : 8 61 488 137 140 683 TX : 114 67 7,638 985 114 8,707 UT : 22 59 1,298 208 130 1,687 VT : 7 89 623 274 120 748 VA : 8 38 304 79 190 578 WA : 50 51 2,550 561 127 3,239 WV : 9 51 459 151 132 606 WI : 70 95 6,650 2,461 134 8,911 WY : 38 63 2,394 383 133 3,184 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 9 50 453 216 229 1,036 : US 5/ : 2,574 66.7 171,718 39,393 132.7 228,338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ Prices weighted by sales. 4/ CT, DE, MA, NH, and RI not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 5/ Total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production. 6/ U.S. value of production is U.S. production multiplied by U.S. price per pound. Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : Yield : : : Average : Value State : Producing : per :Production: Stocks :Price per: of : Colonies : Colony : :Dec 15 2/ :Pound 3/ : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds -- Cents 1,000 Dollars : AL : 13 82 1,066 43 126 1,343 AZ : 40 72 2,880 1,123 138 3,974 AR : 40 75 3,000 810 127 3,810 CA : 480 67 32,160 6,432 142 45,667 CO : 24 86 2,064 722 138 2,848 FL : 210 71 14,910 1,491 135 20,129 GA : 52 65 3,380 270 128 4,326 HI : 7 113 791 43 143 1,131 ID : 100 46 4,600 1,380 135 6,210 IL : 7 60 420 252 173 727 IN : 5 56 280 78 159 445 IA : 32 59 1,888 868 145 2,738 KS : 16 57 912 447 158 1,441 KY : 5 48 240 14 164 394 LA : 34 90 3,060 275 124 3,794 ME : 8 33 264 145 140 370 MD : 2 42 84 21 191 160 MI : 65 74 4,810 1,732 147 7,071 MN : 120 83 9,960 1,892 146 14,542 MS : 21 69 1,449 246 128 1,855 MO : 17 53 901 189 141 1,270 MT : 145 66 9,570 1,914 148 14,164 NE : 45 74 3,330 1,299 143 4,762 NV : 6 64 384 46 241 925 NJ : 10 19 190 101 157 298 NM : 6 41 246 108 116 285 NY : 67 72 4,824 1,640 140 6,754 NC : 10 44 440 79 190 836 ND : 340 87 29,580 6,803 136 40,229 OH : 15 50 750 278 143 1,073 OK : 3 47 141 69 183 258 OR : 42 51 2,142 964 126 2,699 PA : 27 50 1,350 419 132 1,782 SC : 6 70 420 13 195 819 SD : 200 70 14,000 2,520 146 20,440 TN : 7 40 280 53 153 428 TX : 140 67 9,380 1,126 142 13,320 UT : 23 57 1,311 144 130 1,704 VT : 7 83 581 163 192 1,116 VA : 6 37 222 69 169 375 WA : 58 56 3,248 942 152 4,937 WV : 8 47 376 194 201 756 WI : 74 77 5,698 2,678 144 8,205 WY : 39 81 3,159 474 140 4,423 : Oth : Sts 4/ 5/ : 8 44 355 166 270 958 : US 5/ : 2,590 69.9 181,096 40,735 140.4 255,791 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State. 2/ Stocks held by producers. 3/ Prices weighted by sales. 4/ CT, DE, MA, NH, and RI not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 5/ Total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production. 6/ U.S. value of production is U.S. production multiplied by U.S. price per pound. The next "Honey" report will be released in 2005. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). 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