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U.S. Honey Production Up in 2016
USAgNet - 03/23/2017
United States honey production in 2016 from producers with five or more
colonies totaled 162 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2015. There were 2.78
million colonies from which honey was harvested in 2016, up 4 percent from
2015.
Yield of honey harvested per colony averaged 58.3 pounds, down
1 percent from the 58.9 pounds in 2015. 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 41.3 million pounds on
December 15, 2016, down 2 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by
producers exclude those held under the commodity loan program.
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