U.S. Honey Output Eased
WASHINGTON - Mar 17/23 - SNS -- Honey production in the United States ended up at 222 million pounds in 2022, down 1% from the previous year, according to the USDA.
There were 2.67 million colonies producing honey in 2022, down 1% from 2021. Yield per colony averaged 47.0 pounds, unchanged from 2021.
United States honey prices increased 12% during 2022 to $2.96 per pound, compared to $2.65 per pound in 2021. 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 2021 crop reflect honey sold in 2021 and 2022. Some 2021 crop honey was sold in 2022, which caused some revisions to the 2021 crop prices.
The average prices paid in 2022 for honey bee queens, packages, and nucs were $22, $98, and $129, respectively. Pollination income for 2022 was $241 million, down 11% from 2021. Other income from honey bees in 2022 was $55.2 million, down 31% from 2021.
Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2021
[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 ---- dollars 1,000 dollars
:
Alabama ..............: 8 40 320 112 5.22 1,670
Arizona ..............: 26 40 1,040 364 2.58 2,683
Arkansas .............: 17 50 850 255 2.12 1,802
California ...........: 290 33 9,570 1,627 2.42 23,159
Colorado .............: 29 40 1,160 232 3.01 3,492
Florida ..............: 193 44 8,492 849 2.58 21,909
Georgia ..............: 96 34 3,264 261 2.72 8,878
Hawaii ...............: 20 93 1,860 74 2.22 4,129
Idaho ................: 100 30 3,000 270 2.32 6,960
Illinois .............: 10 46 460 115 5.49 2,525
:
Indiana ..............: 10 52 520 177 4.09 2,127
Iowa .................: 38 55 2,090 502 2.45 5,121
Kansas ...............: 7 42 294 144 3.07 903
Kentucky .............: 7 37 259 73 4.92 1,274
Louisiana ............: 37 58 2,146 172 2.49 5,344
Maine ................: 11 34 374 60 3.43 1,283
Michigan .............: 100 51 5,100 1,938 3.00 15,300
Minnesota ............: 125 57 7,125 285 2.99 21,304
Mississippi ..........: 25 71 1,775 71 2.85 5,059
Missouri .............: 8 35 280 92 4.49 1,257
:
Montana ..............: 117 57 6,669 1,934 2.19 14,605
Nebraska .............: 38 47 1,786 536 2.48 4,429
New Jersey ...........: 15 35 525 158 3.44 1,806
New York .............: 57 53 3,021 665 3.98 12,024
North Carolina .......: 13 39 507 96 6.69 3,392
North Dakota .........: 515 55 28,325 2,266 2.23 63,165
Ohio .................: 16 64 1,024 389 3.64 3,727
Oregon ...............: 86 31 2,666 693 2.27 6,052
Pennsylvania .........: 20 42 840 336 3.86 3,242
South Carolina .......: 15 42 630 63 5.93 3,736
:
South Dakota .........: 250 49 12,250 5,268 2.40 29,400
Tennessee ............: 8 56 448 81 4.84 2,168
Texas ................: 137 56 7,672 384 2.32 17,799
Utah .................: 31 33 1,023 92 2.36 2,414
Vermont ..............: 6 47 282 65 4.02 1,134
Virginia .............: 6 40 240 79 8.17 1,961
Washington ...........: 96 32 3,072 1,290 2.51 7,711
West Virginia ........: 6 43 258 132 5.14 1,326
Wisconsin ............: 42 47 1,974 750 3.09 6,100
Wyoming ..............: 38 58 2,204 242 2.09 4,606
:
Other States 5/ 6/ ...: 28 48 1,349 340 5.37 7,244
:
United States 6/ 7/ ..: 2,697 47.0 126,744 23,532 2.65 335,872
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1/ Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was harvested during the
year. It is possible to harvest 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table.
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.
Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2022
[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 ---- dollars 1,000 dollars
:
Alabama ..............: 10 40 400 84 4.85 1,940
Arizona ..............: 23 45 1,035 476 2.69 2,784
Arkansas .............: 20 56 1,120 426 2.68 3,002
California ...........: 305 38 11,590 811 2.66 30,829
Colorado .............: 31 42 1,302 339 3.26 4,245
Florida ..............: 210 35 7,350 368 3.25 23,888
Georgia ..............: 103 32 3,296 99 3.07 10,119
Idaho ................: 94 29 2,726 627 2.66 7,251
Illinois .............: 10 47 470 141 6.19 2,909
:
Indiana ..............: 9 63 567 261 5.11 2,897
Iowa .................: 48 51 2,448 710 2.81 6,879
Kansas ...............: 6 62 372 167 3.65 1,358
Kentucky .............: 7 36 252 68 5.70 1,436
Louisiana ............: 42 61 2,562 487 2.47 6,328
Maine ................: 10 23 230 64 6.49 1,493
Michigan .............: 82 41 3,362 706 3.04 10,220
Minnesota ............: 102 51 5,202 728 2.79 14,514
Mississippi ..........: 21 95 1,995 60 3.13 6,244
Missouri .............: 8 41 328 151 5.13 1,683
:
Montana ..............: 123 61 7,503 2,176 2.64 19,808
Nebraska .............: 34 44 1,496 598 2.82 4,219
New Jersey ...........: 16 39 624 62 4.00 2,496
New York .............: 54 53 2,862 916 3.61 10,332
North Carolina .......: 13 39 507 198 6.79 3,443
North Dakota .........: 520 60 31,200 4,680 2.63 82,056
Ohio .................: 19 66 1,254 464 3.48 4,364
Oregon ...............: 92 37 3,404 1,191 3.15 10,723
Pennsylvania .........: 23 46 1,058 487 5.81 6,147
South Carolina .......: 13 39 507 91 5.78 2,930
:
South Dakota .........: 185 39 7,215 2,814 2.58 18,615
Tennessee ............: 9 47 423 102 5.73 2,424
Texas ................: 157 53 8,321 166 3.29 27,376
Utah .................: 26 46 1,196 120 3.00 3,588
Vermont ..............: 6 47 282 121 7.04 1,985
Virginia .............: 7 38 266 45 7.77 2,067
Washington ...........: 86 32 2,752 660 3.11 8,559
West Virginia ........: 7 39 273 98 5.25 1,433
Wisconsin ............: 53 55 2,915 816 3.04 8,862
Wyoming ..............: 30 45 1,350 230 2.64 3,564
:
Other States 5/ 6/ ...: 53 63 3,316 501 3.67 12,170
:
United States 6/ 7/ ..: 2,667 47.0 125,331 23,309 2.96 370,980
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1/ Honey producing colonies are the maximum number of colonies from which honey was harvested during the
year. It is possible to harvest 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table.
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.
Honey Price by Color Class - United States: 2021 and 2022
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: Co-op and private : Retail : All
Color class :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022
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: dollars per pound
:
Water white, extra white, white ...: 2.33 2.69 5.36 5.62 2.43 2.81
:
Extra light amber .................: 2.34 2.65 4.15 5.62 2.47 2.75
:
Light amber, amber, dark amber ....: 2.52 2.81 5.55 6.14 2.98 3.15
:
All other honey, area specialties .: 2.64 3.41 6.48 7.86 3.76 4.02
:
All honey .........................: 2.40 2.74 5.27 6.04 2.65 2.96
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Income and Expenditures - United States: 2021 and 2022
[Represents income and expenditures on the total number of
colonies, regardless of whether honey was harvested]
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Item : 2021 : 2022
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: 1,000 dollars
:
Income :
Pollination income ..............: 270,690 241,042
Other income 1/ .................: 80,174 55,188
:
Expenditures :
Varroa control and treatment ....: 11,565 13,724
Other colony issues 2/ ..........: 3,066 5,096
Feed 3/ .........................: 42,582 44,517
Foundation ......................: 7,064 6,934
Hives/woodenware ................: 9,863 10,835
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1/ Includes sales of queens, queen cells, beeswax, propolis,
etc.
2/ Includes Nosema, tracheal mites, foulbrood, paralysis,
Kashmir, cloudy wing, etc.
3/ Includes syrup, sugar water, honey, pollen patties, and other
feeds.
Queen, Package, and Nuc Prices Paid - United States:
2021 and 2022
[Represents prices paid on the total number of colonies,
regardless of whether honey was harvested]
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Item : 2021 : 2022
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: dollars
:
Queen ...........................: 20 22
Package .........................: 91 98
Nuc .............................: 125 129
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Apiary Workers - United States: 2021 and 2022
[Represents number of paid and unpaid workers that worked with
colonies, regardless of whether honey was harvested]
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Item : 2021 : 2022
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: workers
:
Apiary workers ..................: 24,000 25,000
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