U.S. Honey Production Down 12% in 2015

According to the USDA, honey production in 2015 dropped 12% in operations with five or more bee colonies.   The USDA report released Tuesday shows United States honey production in 2015 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 157 million pounds.  There were 2.66 million colonies from which honey was harvested in 2015, down 3% from 2014.

Yield of honey harvested per colony averaged 58.9 pounds, down 10% from 2014.  At the same time, United States honey prices decreased during 2015 to 209.0 cents per pound, down four percent from a record high of 217.3 cents per pound in 2014.

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