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ISSN: 1949-1492

 

Released March 20, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service

(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA).

 

United States Honey Production Up 19 Percent

 

Honey production in 2014 from producers with five or more colonies totaled

178 million pounds, up 19 percent from 2013. There were 2.74 million colonies

producing honey in 2014, up 4 percent from 2013. Yield per colony averaged

65.1 pounds, up 15 percent from the 56.6 pounds in 2013. Colonies which

produced honey in more than one State were counted in each State where the

honey was produced. Therefore, at the United States level yield per colony

may be understated, but total production would not be impacted. Colonies were

not included if honey was not harvested. Producer honey stocks were 41.2

million pounds on December 15, 2014, up 8 percent from a year earlier. Stocks

held by producers exclude those held under the commodity loan program.

 

Record High Honey Prices

 

Honey prices increased to a record high during 2014 to 216.1 cents per pound,

up 1 percent from 214.1 cents per pound in 2013. United States and State

level prices reflect the portions of honey sold through cooperatives,

private, and retail channels. Prices for each color class are derived by

weighting the quantities sold for each marketing channel. Prices for the 2013

crop reflect honey sold in 2013 and 2014. Some 2013 crop honey was sold in

2014, which caused some revisions to the 2013 crop prices.

 

Honey Price by Color Class – United States: 2013 and 2014

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:                                 Price

:———————————————————————–

Color class           :   Co-op and private   :       Retail         :         All

:———————————————————————–

:   2013   :   2014   :   2013   :   2014   :   2013   :   2014

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:                           cents per pound

:

Water white, extra white, white …:   210.9       204.0       340.9       327.1       212.9       205.6

:

Extra light amber ……………..:   204.0       208.4       330.6       381.8       209.0       215.8

:

Light amber, amber, dark amber ….:   197.3       207.7       405.1       423.4       219.2       232.3

:

All other honey, area specialties .:   222.4       251.6       492.5       525.2       248.9      305.2

:

All honey …………………….:   205.8       206.4       382.4       406.6       214.1       216.1

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Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2013

[Producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in

each State]

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:   Honey     :   Yield   :               :               : Average :   Value

State       : producing   :   per   : Production   :   Stocks     : price per :     of

: colonies 1/ : colony   :               :December 15 2/ : pound 3/ :production 4/

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:   1,000       pounds       —- 1,000 pounds —-         cents   1,000 dollars

:

Alabama …………..:       7         52             364             55         285           1,037

Arizona …………..:       29         36           1,044           251         196           2,046

Arkansas ………….:       22         60           1,320             66         202           2,666

California ………..:     330         33           10,890         2,505         211         22,978

Colorado ………….:       26         43           1,118           324         210           2,348

Florida …………..:     220         61           13,420         1,074         203         27,243

Georgia …………..:       67         50           3,350           637         226           7,571

Hawaii ……………:       13         83           1,079             65         197           2,126

Idaho …………….:       83         32           2,656         1,036        202           5,365

Illinois ………….:       7         48             336           101         419           1,408

:

Indiana …………..:       6         47             282             82         277             781

Iowa ……………..:       39         48           1,872         1,217         245           4,586

Kansas ……………:       6         46            276             39         250             690

Kentucky ………….:       3         41             123             17         325             400

Louisiana …………:       50         98           4,900           490         189           9,261

Maine …………….:       7         43             301             27         314             945

Michigan ………….:       85         55           4,675           982         216         10,098

Minnesota …………:     130         58           7,540         1,282         199         15,005

Mississippi ……….:       17         116           1,972             39         186           3,668

Missouri ………….:       10         47              470             85         262           1,231

:

Montana …………..:     159         94           14,946         5,231         209          31,237

Nebraska ………….:       46         60           2,760         1,628         207           5,713

New Jersey ………..:       11         44             484             34         419           2,028

New York ………….:       55         48           2,640         1,030         212           5,597

North Carolina …….:       10         38             380             84         367           1,395

North Dakota ………:     480         69           33,120         6,955         204         67,565

Ohio ……………..:       17         45             765           390         329           2,517

Oregon ……………:       62         35           2,170           456         239          5,186

Pennsylvania ………:       13         45             585           257         303           1,773

South Dakota ………:     265         56           14,840         6,381         207         30,719

:

Tennessee …………:       7         45             315             63         355           1,118

Texas …………….:     106         59           6,254         1,689         210         13,133

Utah ……………..:       30         34           1,020             92         209           2,132

Vermont …………..:       3         51             153             46         389            595

Virginia ………….:       5         35             175             42         450             788

Washington ………..:       69         39           2,691         1,023         230           6,189

West Virginia ……..:      6         46             276             83         366           1,010

Wisconsin …………:       59         60           3,540         1,558         238           8,425

Wyoming …………..:       47         66           3,102          558         211           6,545

:

Other States 5/ 6/ …:       33         39           1,295           186         383           4,960

:

United States 6/ 7/ ..:   2,640         56.6       149,499         38,160         214.1       320,077

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1/ Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was taken during the year.

It is possible to take honey from colonies which did not survive the entire year.

2/ Stocks held by producers.

3/ Average price per pound based on expanded sales.

4/ Value of production is equal to production multiplied by average price per pound.

5/ Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma,

Rhode Island, and South Carolina not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual

operations.

6/ Due to rounding, total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production.

7/ United States value of production will not equal summation of States.

 

Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2014

[Producers with 5 or more colonies. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in

each State]

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:   Honey     :   Yield   :               :               : Average :   Value

State       : producing   :   per   : Production   :   Stocks     : price per :     of

: colonies 1/ : colony   :               :December 15 2/ : pound 3/ :production 4/

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:   1,000       pounds       —- 1,000 pounds —-         cents   1,000 dollars

:

Alabama …………..:       7         53             371             26       340           1,261

Arizona …………..:       26         39           1,014           193         202           2,048

Arkansas ………….:       21         65           1,365           137         200           2,730

California ………..:     320         39           12,480         2,995         203         25,334

Colorado ………….:       27         37             999           200         200           1,998

Florida …………..:     245         60          14,700         1,029         208         30,576

Georgia …………..:       73         62           4,526           362         219           9,912

Hawaii ……………:       15         93           1,395           140         228          3,181

Idaho …………….:     100         34           3,400           850         203           6,902

Illinois ………….:       8         49             392             94         441           1,729

:

Indiana …………..:       5         62             310           115         324           1,004

Iowa ……………..:       35         43           1,505           933         251           3,778

Kansas ……………:       7         75             525             84         233           1,223

Kentucky ………….:       5         47             235             56         393            924

Louisiana …………:       48         84           4,032           524         226           9,112

Maine …………….:       8         47             376             41         536           2,015

Michigan ………….:       91         63           5,733         1,835         250         14,333

Minnesota …………:     132         60           7,920         1,426         206         16,315

Mississippi ……….:       20         112           2,240             45         201           4,502

Missouri ………….:       12         47             564             96         357           2,013

:

Montana …………..:     162         88           14,256         5,132         205         29,225

Nebraska ………….:       50         75           3,750         1,688         210           7,875

New Jersey ………..:      12         30             360           119         298           1,073

New York ………….:       60         55           3,300         1,518         272           8,976

North Carolina …….:       12         43             516            88         347           1,791

North Dakota ………:     490         86           42,140         9,271         200         84,280

Ohio ……………..:       15         61             915           256         352           3,221

Oregon ……………:       71         40           2,840           767         219           6,220

Pennsylvania ………:       17         46             782           203         275           2,151

South Carolina …….:       9          54             486             19         383           1,861

:

South Dakota ………:     280         87           24,360         5,846         209         50,912

Tennessee …………:       7         63             441             88         323           1,424

Texas …………….:     116         78           9,048         2,081         223         20,177

Utah ……………..:       29         28             812           130         213           1,730

Vermont …………..:       3         58             174             61         503             875

Virginia ………….:       6        41             246             57         507           1,247

Washington ………..:       68         44           2,992         1,167         248           7,420

West Virginia ……..:       6         31             186             33         404             751

Wisconsin …………:       53         54           2,862         1,030         232           6,640

Wyoming …………..:       38         61           2,318           255         206           4,775

:

Other States 5/ 6/ …:       31         45           1,404           202         358           5,026

:

United States 6/ 7/ ..:   2,740         65.1       178,270         41,192         216.1       385,241

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1/ Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was taken during the year.

It is possible to take honey from colonies which did not survive the entire year.

2/ Stocks held by producers.

3/ Average price per pound based on expanded sales.

4/ Value of production is equal to production multiplied by average price per pound.

5/ Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and

Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

6/ Due to rounding, total colonies multiplied by total yield may not exactly equal production.

7/ United States value of production will not equal summation of States.

 

Statistical Methodology

 

Survey Procedures: Data for honey producing operations are collected from a

stratified sample of all known producers with five or more colonies. NASS

Regional Field Offices maintain a list of all known honey producers and use

known sources of producers to update their lists. All sampled honey producers

with five or more colonies are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time

to respond by mail or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not

respond by mail or EDR are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person.

Prices are collected by color class and marketing channel.

 

Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive

the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values.

Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and

to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated

based on similar operations or historical data. State offices prepare these

estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends.

Prices for each color class are derived by weighting the quantities sold for

each marketing channel. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the

Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness.

 

Revision Policy: The previous year’s estimates are subject to revision when

current year’s estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late reports

or corrected data. Price revisions can be the result of additional sales

reported the following year. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from

the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made

after that date.

 

Reliability: Since all honey producing operations are not included in the

sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results

are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplication, and

mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors

cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality

controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported

data for consistency and reasonableness.

 

To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the

“Root Mean Square Error” is shown for selected items in the following table.

The “Root Mean Square Error” is a statistical measure based on past

performance and is computed using the differences between first and final

estimates. The “Root Mean Square Error” for honey producing colonies over the

past 10 years is 1.3 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the

final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of

2.74 million colonies by more than 1.3 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that

the difference will not exceed 2.4 percent.

 

Reliability of Honey Estimates

[Based on data for the past 10 years]

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: Root mean   : 90 percent :       Difference between first and latest estimate

: square error : confidence :         :         :         :               :

:              :   level     :————————————————————-

Item             :             :             :         :         :         :             Years

:             :            :         :         :         :——————————-

:             :             : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest

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:   percent       percent       1,000     1,000     1,000         —– number —-

:

Honey producing colonies …..:     1.3           2.4           18       –         85         5               3

:

Honey production ………….:     1.3           2.4         1,095       –       4,796         4               4

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– Represents zero.

 

Information Contacts

 

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National

Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may

be sent to [email protected]

 

Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ………………………………. (202) 720-3570

 

Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ………….. (202) 720-4447

Alissa Cowell-Mytar – Cold Storage ………………………………. (202) 720-4751

Heidi Gleich – Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery …………………. (202) 720-0585

Michael Klamm – Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ….. (202) 690-3237

Tom Kruchten – Census of Aquaculture …………………………….. (202) 690-4870

Kim Linonis – Layers, Eggs ……………………………………… (202) 690-8632

Sammy Neal – Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production .. (202) 720-3244

Joshua O’Rear – Honey ………………………………………….. (202) 690-3676

 

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