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NATIONAL HONEY REPORT United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program Market News Division
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Number XXXVII - # 7
Federal Market News Service 1400 Independence Ave, SW STOP 0238 Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202-720- 2175 FAX: 202-720-0547
Issued Monthly
July 24, 2017
CORRECTED COPY: See price with updated state of Michigan. HONEY MARKET FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2017 IN VOLUMES OF 10,000 POUNDS OR GREATER UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Prices paid to beekeepers for extracted, unprocessed honey in major producing states by packers, handlers & other large users, cents per pound, f.o.b. or delivered nearby, containers exchanged or returned, prompt delivery & payment unless otherwise stated. - REPORT INCLUDES BOTH NEW AND OLD CROP HONEY - (# Some in Small Lot --- +Some delayed payments or previous commitment)
CALIFORNIA Avocado Orange Orange Sage Sage CONNECTICUT Capper DAKOTAS Clover Clover FLORIDA Gallberry Orange Blossom Orange Blossom Palmetto Wildflower HAWAII Macadamia IDAHO Wildflower MINNESOTA Canola LOUISIANA Tallow MICHIGAN Blueberry MONTANA Clover WASHINGTON Wildflower
Amber White Extra Light Amber White Light Amber Light Amber
Prices paid to importers for bulk honey, duty paid, containers included, cents per pound, ex-dock or point of entry unless otherwise stated.
$1.57 $2.40 $2.40 $2.00 $1.80 $.70
White Extra Light Amber
$1.65 $1.70
White White Extra Light Amber White Light Amber
$2.40 $2.40 $2.50 $2.40 $1.60
Amber
$1.60
Amber
$1.60
White
$1.70
Amber
$1.60
Light Amber
$2.40
Extra Light Amber
$1.75
Extra Light Amber
$1.85
-
-
$1.85
$1.83
Prices paid to Canadian Beekeepers for unprocessed, bulk honey by packers and importers in U. S. currency, f.o.b. shipping point, containers included unless otherwise stated. Duty and crossing charges extra. Cents per pound. Canola Mixed Flowers ORGANIC
White White White
$1.25 $1.15 $2.10
-
$2.12 $1.33
ARGENTINA Mixed Flowers Mixed Flowers Mixed Flowers BRAZIL Orange ORGANIC ORGANIC ORGANIC Mixed Flower Mixed Flower Mixed Flower HUNGARY Acacia INDIA Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower Mixed Flower Mustard Mustard ORGANIC MEXICO Mixed Flowers ORGANIC VIETNAM Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower UKRAINE Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower URUGUAY Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower Mixed Flower Mixed Flower ORGANIC
White Extra Light Light Amber
$1.03 $1.03 $1.02
-
$1.47 $1.50 $1.39
Extra Light Extra Light Light Amber Amber Extra Light Light Amber Amber
$2.44 $2.23 $2.17 $2.24 $2.25 $2.24 $1.72
-
$2.52 $2.25 $2.33
-
$2.28
White
$2.60
White Extra Light Light Amber Extra Light Light Amber Light Amber
$.95 $.88 $.80 $1.18 $.89 $1.92
-
$1.20 $.97 $.97
-
$1.18
Light Amber Light Amber
$1.33 $2.08
-
$2.17
Light Amber Amber
$.80 $.79
-
$1.07 $.89
White Light Amber White Extra Light Light Amber
$.97 $.90 $.93 $.93 $1.07
-
$.93 $1.07 $1.07
White Extra Light Light Amber Amber Light Amber
$1.18 $1.35 $1.24 $1.24 $2.21
-
$1.35 $1.40
-
$2.28
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COLONY, HONEY PLANT AND MARKET CONDITIONS DURING JUNE, 2017 APPALACHIAN DISTRICT (MD, PA, VA, WV): June’s weather was about normal for the most part with periods of dry weather followed by scattered thunderstorms. The month ended a little drier than normal and soil moisture levels were less than adequate. In bloom were brambles and berries, vegetable crops, ash, elder, sumac, white clover, and various wildflowers. Bees were very active and in generally good health. Honey is trading at $5.256.26 for 1 pound containers at the Jessup wholesale market. ALABAMA: For most Alabama beekeepers, beekeeping during June was routine. The beekeeper struggle with the Small Hive Beetle (SHB) continues for some whose colonies have been unlucky. The best control for this pest is still less than unclear. Microfiber cloths are increasingly popular and simple to use. The clingy fibers snag the various hairs, spines and body parts of the SHB and secure it to the cloth. Varroa is still omnipresent but is – more or less – held at bay. As are beekeepers in other states, the Veterinary Feed Directive will require changes for both beekeepers and veterinarians. Alabama regulations are presently under development. At this time, antibiotic use in Alabama hives is restricted or even prohibited. Bee supply companies are already requiring a prescription from participating veterinarians. Attendance at various meetings is still high and interest in beekeeping remains high. There are perpetual issues with queens and getting new colonies established. While this has always been that way, bees and queens are considerably more expensive now. For June, beekeeping issues were mostly routine. ARIZONA: Temperatures were at above normal levels for the entire month of June across Arizona. The range of temperatures for the month were from a high of 124 degrees Fahrenheit in Mohave to a low of 24 degrees Fahrenheit at Grand Canyon. During the month of June, 46 out of 51 reporting stations received temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or greater. During the four weeks in June, 13, 6, 0 and 11 of the 51 reporting stations received precipitation, respectively. For 2016 thus far, 15 of the 51 reporting stations are at above normal precipitation levels for the year, while 36 are at below normal precipitation levels. Melons (Cantaloupes, Honeydews, Watermelons and mixed melons), Desert and plant bloom were the main sources for nectar and pollen in the state, with alfalfa also serving as a source. Demand for honey remains good ARKANSAS: The weather in late spring and early summer has been more mild than usual with scattered showers every few days. We're ahead of normal by 1/2" this month but behind for the year about 8". There has been enough moisture that everything is greener than normal so there is plenty of forage. Hives and all seem to be thriving. Beekeepers report they normally rob them the first part of July and this year won't be an exception. Beekeepers started fogging the hives last month with mineral oil to control varroa mites. Some hives had varying amounts but none were consider infested. The others with little/no varroa very few were fogged once. Some beekers fogged each week for three weeks then once every three weeks. Fogging may just be a fad but it seems to work. It doesn't seem to affect the bees. The bees are busy with plenty of food sources locally from backyard gardens, fruit trees and roadside wildflowers and trees. Supply and demand are both good with a pound of extracted honey selling for around $8.00. CALIFORNIA: The month of June began with warm temperatures throughout the State, however a surge of Pacific moisture brought light rain to many areas. Up to ½ to 1 inches of rain were reported, mainly in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills. No new snowfall was recorded. Snow cover still existed on Mt. Shasta, Mt. Whitney, as well as elevations at above 7,500 feet in the central Sierras. Water has not become a problem for the bees, as water supplies are above sufficient with rivers at reservoirs at high capacity due to the abundant snowfall. This has been a good year for the bees, and overall health is good. There is some mite damage, but currently beekeepers are unable to treat because of the heat and honey production. They do not want to contaminate the honey with a mitacide. In the San Joaquin Valley, bees were active in vegetable fields. Elsewhere, bees were working Buckwheat, Toyon, Yellow StarThistle, and some early Tarweed. Bee colonies were also placed around various wildflowers. The sage and Tocalote honey flows are over. Beekeepers are installing nucs in the failing colonies and restarting the nucs. There have been some vegetable hybrid seed pollination fees at $60.00, and in late July some bees will pollinate squash at a price yet to be determined. FLORIDA: After two very dry and hot months, June was very wet and hot. Weather conditions existed that pumped tremendous amounts of moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico and across Florida for much of the month. Combined with some inflow from the Atlantic Ocean some areas reported two-three feet of rain during June. High humidity, high temperatures and torrential downpours combined to create a few cases of hive starvation because bees could not fly and forage. Pollen was often washed away before the bees could access it. Bee health overall was considered to be fairly good and most bees remained outside of the state. Florida bees were located in about twenty-eight other states pollinating crops or producing honey. Most of these bees will not return before the end of August or early September. There were few sources of food in Florida for bees except for Chinese tallow in many areas and some mangrove located along the east coast. Honey production was light with practically no stored honey at the end of the month. Wholesale honey prices remained under pressure, possibly because of increased competition from foreign honey suppliers. GEORGIA: The Sourwood honey crop appears to have been a hit or miss season. Rain was the main culprit. Some areas have a nice volume, while others are about fifty percent of expectations. In the southern areas of the state the hives are coming off the melon fields and are preparing to head into the cotton fields. No supplemental feeding at this time as bees are still bringing in pollen and building up honey for later use. There have been some losses reported regarding Queens. Many beekeepers are treating for mites and hive beetles, and some bees appear to be a little light in weight although they seem to be in good condition health wise. The spring flow was considered to be good this year. IDAHO, COLORADO, UTAH: During the month of June, temperatures were above normal over the entire State of Colorado, Idaho and Utah. Precipitation in June was above normal in areas around Boise and Pocatello Idaho. The rest of Idaho, Colorado and Utah had below normal precipitation during June, according to the National Weather Service. With the abundance of snow pack over a majority of the three State area this past winter, adequate runoff should be available for irrigation needs most of the summer. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a couple of areas of West Central Colorado, Central Colorado and Eastern Utah had abnormally dry conditions, whereas, the rest of Colorado, Utah and Idaho had normal soil moisture conditions in June.
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The month of June brings a fairly good report from commercial beekeepers in the three State area. Bees seem to be ending the month of June in a healthy, heavy and strong perspective according to beekeepers. Now that beekeepers have completed the process of adding supers, a little bit of good weather in the next couple of months could help towards filling the frames up with honey. It seems as though most of the divides that were made this spring are doing well with fairly good queen acceptance overall. There are still some issues with rejected queens, but commercial beekeepers are generally seeing good brood patterns in their colonies. Very few losses have been noticed since commercial beekeepers returned from California for the almond pollination. Varroa mites seem to be at lower levels at the moment. Even after employing various mite monitoring strategies such as sticky boards or alcohol washes, very few mites have been detected at this time. Any commercial beekeeper knows that mites have to be consistently checked as the numbers can change in a hurry. During the month of June, bees were able to capitalize on several types foraging trees and plants including: Russian olive trees, alfalfa, nap weed, yellow sweet clover, alsike clover, wildflowers and to a smaller extent white dutch clover. In most areas of the three State region alfalfa is growing towards a 2nd crop. There seems to be enough pollen from various sources that most beekeepers have not had to provide any additional pollen substitutes. Only minimal amounts of supplemental corn syrup was fed to a few struggling colonies. Overall retail demand for Idaho, Utah and Colorado honey is still very good. There is not much wholesale honey currently available in the three State area. Very few wholesale prices are currently available until the new crop honey becomes available. Most commercial beekeepers are anticipating that they will be able to start pulling limited amounts of honey during the middle of July, weather permitting. ILLINOIS: June had higher than normal temperatures in the beginning and middle of the month and lower temperatures in the last part of the month with little rainfall. A few beekeepers report some problems with beetles. Beekeepers report that most of their bees are in good condition. Beekeepers also report the bees are feeding on wild flowers, such as Sweet Clover and White Dutch Clover. Production has started. Demand for honey is good at the retail level and slow at wholesale level. Prices are generally unchanged. INDIANA: Temperatures for the month of June were high with temperatures in the 80s. There was a reasonable amount of rain. Beekeepers report that their bees continue to feed on wild flowers, such as Dutch Clover. Beekeepers report their bees are in good condition. Beekeepers report a good amount of honey flow. Demand for honey is good at the retail level and fairly good at the wholesale level. Prices are generally unchanged. IOWA, KANSAS, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA: No report issued. KENTUCKY: The month of June in Kentucky has been atypical in terms of mild weather with flowers such as coreopsis, purple coneflower, mints, clovers, garden vegetables (brassicas, etc.) and basswood showing up in predictable floral succession. In fact, one week, the temperatures throughout the state were in the low 70sF during the day and high 50sF at night. The rain has been consistent, too, about 1-2 days a week, but then plenty of sunshine for 5-6 days in a row. The bloom on sourwood trees arrived a little earlier than normal, with sightings as early as June 10-12th when it generally appears a little later in the month. No one is complaining about an early sourwood bloom. In terms of disease, there have been some problems with chalkbrood, “bald” brood, European foulbrood, 1 case of sacbrood, quite a few cases of small hive beetles, and higher mite counts in hives that have been not been sampled this year. There also have been robbing incidents. State officials attribute some of the robbing to beekeepers harvesting their honey and putting their supers out in the apiaries for the “bees to clean up.” There has also been some queenlessness, which is not unusual given the warm winter the state has had. Officials do not believe many queen bees quit laying in January, and therefore are not surprised by some cases of queenlessness in the month of June. The queen bees quite simply ran out of fertilized eggs. Also, for the first time in three years, a Kentucky beekeeper had a nosema mite problem with visible k-wing damage and slow build-up in one of his hives. Beekeepers have been harvesting honey, and have not had to feed any colonies other than first-year nucs or swarms. The swarm season seems to have subsided, although there have been 1-2 swarms in the last week of June and they looked surprisingly strong (not secondary swarms, which is more typical at that time of June). All in all, many Kentucky beekeepers seem to have healthy hives going into the summer season and many are planning on entering their hive products into the KY State Fair in August. LOUISIANA: No report issued. MICHIGAN: Honey production has diminished this month due to cool rainy weather. Nectar flows were minimal except during a short period of above normal temperatures mid-month. Due to the weather, it has also been a time of heavier than normal swarming. Primary forage sources included yellow sweet clover, white Dutch clover, alfalfa, bug glass, privet, sumac and linden. Local sellers have reported strong prices this summer as the demand for honey seems to be steady. MINNESOTA: During the month of June, temperatures were above normal across the entire State. Precipitation was below normal across the entire State of Minnesota during the same period, according to the National Weather Service. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, soil moisture conditions are normal over most of the State. The exception was abnormally dry to moderate drought condition in Northcentral and Northwestern parts of the State. Even though the month of June was a little low on precipitation, what did come had very good timing according to beekeepers. The month of June brings a fairly good report from commercial beekeepers in Minnesota. Bees seem to be ending the month of June in a healthy, heavy and strong perspective according to beekeepers. Now that beekeepers have completed the process of adding supers, a little bit of good weather in the next couple of months could help towards filling the frames up with honey. It seems as though most of the divides that were made this spring are doing well with fairly good queen acceptance overall. There are still some issues with rejected queens, but commercial beekeepers are generally seeing good brood patterns in their colonies. Very few losses have been noticed since commercial beekeepers returned from California for the almond pollination and other Southern States. Varroa mites seem to be at lower levels at the moment. Even after employing various mite monitoring strategies such as sticky boards or alcohol washes, very few mites have been detected at this time. Any commercial beekeeper knows that mites have to be consistently checked as the numbers can change in a hurry. Waiting too long to treat a problem can create a major problem for beekeepers. During the month of June, bees were able to capitalize on several types foraging trees and plants including: Bassett wood trees, alfalfa, yellow sweet clover, alsike clover, wildflowers and white dutch clover. White sweet clover should be available in most areas of the State by the first part of July. There seems to be enough pollen from various sources. This fact has saved beekeepers from needing to provide any additional pollen substitutes. Only minimal amounts of supplemental corn syrup was fed to a few struggling colonies during the month of June.
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Overall demand for honey at the retail market and farmers markets still remains very good across the State. There is no wholesale honey currently available in Minnesota. Very few wholesale prices are currently available until the new crop honey becomes available. Most commercial beekeepers are anticipating that they will be able to start pulling limited amounts of honey during August, weather permitting. One beekeeper stated that consumers across Minnesota really desire to purchase domestic honey instead of imported honey. MISSISSIPPI: Volume of honey is considered light this year. More clover honey produced than in other years, possibly due to plenty of rain in some areas. The honey is reported to be lighter in color than expected and prices are steady with anticipation of it going higher in August. The bees are reported to be in good condition heading into the hot summer months. MONTANA: No report issued. NEW ENGLAND: New England weather for the month of June generally ranged from cool to mild with a few very hot and humid days and plenty of rainfall for ideal soil moisture conditions. Topsoil moisture levels have been perfectly suited to foster a full and complete ornamental/floral bloom. Keepers report that ideal conditions would be high humidity with 70 to 90 degree temperatures. Frequent rainfall hurt much seasonal nectar and pollen sources especially black locust, autumn olive, staghorn and smooth/shiny sumac. Many floral, pollen and nectar sources were blooming earlier than usual such as grass clovers, honeysuckle, wildflowers, herbs, knapweed, loosestrife, catalpa, and buckwheat as well as linden (basswood), tulip popular, sumac, black locust and blooming fruit trees and vegetable crop plantings. Reportedly providing excellent bloom was berry crops especially strawberries. Vegetable crops showing good bloom were tomatoes, peppers, squash and pumpkins. The higher elevation areas have extremely high floral nectar levels such that when good summer weather occurs, these regions will offer heavy honey flow possibilities. Northern regions are now offering heavy bloom of Korean Evodia, catalpa, autumn olive, black locust, linden and tulip popular trees. The main pollen and nectar sources currently are black locust, lavender, anise hyssop, holly, cinquefoil, vetch, ailanthus, swamp dogwood, chickweed, ibota, sumac, catalpa, sweet clover, especially white clover, sour wood, buckwheat, sage as well as a variety of flowering trees and wild woodland flowers. Early harvested honey was reportedly some of the highest quality and lightly colored ever harvested. Commercial beekeepers have moved pollination services from apples to cranberries. Farmers are ahead of schedule on the pollination of squash and cucumbers which started the beginning of June such that these produce commodities are seasonally ahead of normal activities however corn is a few weeks behind. Reports of swarm activity have been extremely high especially in regional areas near salt and/or fresh water sources. This is the time of year that Supersedure and swarm cells can be starting to materialize. Seasoned beekeepers are monitoring their colonies often, adding supers or making splits and divides when hives become too crowded especially using the technique of making new colonies with capped brood frames with swarm colonies. In regional pocket areas where weather was clearly seasonal, colony strength numbers increased dramatically and swarms were numerous. Clearly in many other regional areas, colony strength did not get up to speed as early as usual due to inclement weather and the cooler nights. Reportedly, some keepers lost hives due to a continuance of rain preventing bees from foraging thus there was no surplus honey stores and nectar sources were not fully processed. The wet and 90 degree weather kept bees home bound thus honey production slowed with honey supers not filling up with some keepers feeding, particularly this year’s new hives. Many keepers have expressed their delight in the early extraction of extremely lightly colored honey from black locust trees. The amber colored seems to be sourced from dandelion, Dutch clover and yellow sweet clover. Regionally, over the last two weeks of the month, New England has experienced strong nectar collection however; much of the present nectar has not been capped. It seems that the “buzz words” for this June are “bad/failed queens”. Queens in packages that just don’t seem to be up to par over the last couple years and this year it seems to be very pervasive, causing weak hives and/or queen less hives. June is a major honey producing month for the Northeast. This year there seems to be an overabundance of burr comb and Propolis and mite populations are noticeably low as well. Reportedly so far, there have been very few pest problems. No American foul brood or pronounced tracheal mites infestations have been reported to date. Additionally, the varroa mite and hive beetle counts have not been high enough to seriously hurt hives. Keepers this month continue to check for diseases and at this time if found will utilize Fumidil-B, Terramycin, apiguard and formic acid. Additionally, Hivastan, - that is comparable to Apistan (fluvalinate), has been added to the fight against mite diseases. Resourceful beekeepers are implementing the drone brood frame program which seriously interrupts the mite breeding cycle. Additionally, seasoned beekeepers report that locating hives in the sun upon initial setup helps fight mite problems; as well as sugar dusting and using screened bottom boards. Honey production is slightly lower than normal due in large part to the earlier cooler, wet weather. June is a major honey producing month for the Northeast and keepers have lost some production time due to the periodic wet weather. Beekeepers are hoping that the rest of the summer will give way to sunny weather hence, giving bees a chance to catch up. Demand at all retail/wholesale outlets remains good and honey sales remains firm. Current wholesale Prices for retail 1lb bottled units were steady and quoted at $9.00 to $12.00 (mostly $10.00 and occasionally higher) inclusive of all varieties. Food service operations prices were steady, with 5 gallon units selling at $200.00 to $235.00 (mostly $220.00 occasionally higher) for all raw and natural honey, depending on variety and quality. NEW YORK: In the central region, cool, wet weather has been good for foliage and vegetative growth but bees have struggled for flight time. Rivers and streams have recorded above average water levels. A steady number of thunderstorms have wiped out the black locust blossoms in early June and have shortened any change of a few extra days of nectar flow from sumac. During the unusually cool nights, bees have consumed any surplus. Sumac flow has been marginal at best as beekeepers look to basswood to provide a big summer flow. Sentinel trees have a good bud set but if the weather patterns do not change, bees will continue to struggle. Honey sales have been normally slower during the summer months and is probably a blessing. This helps the beekeepers spend more time out in the field with the bees, rather than packing and selling honey. NORTH CAROLINA: Temperatures in North Carolina were below normal for June with a statewide average temperature of 73.17°F. Precipitation varied by region; overall statewide soil moisture levels were rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and 16 percent surplus the week ending June 24. The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council reported no drought advisories currently in effect for the State. Colonies were in fair condition as apiary inspectors reported an increase in Varroa mite damage being observed; with Parasitic Mite Syndrome being reported as a secondary issue. There have also been increased reports of European Foulbrood possibly due to an unseasonably wet Spring and/or changing regulations to the use and availability of antibiotics. Wet weather conditions in the western Piedmont and Foothills also contributed to reduced foraging days which has adversely affected honey production. When available bees could be seen working Sumac across the state. Dandelion; Raspberry; Tulip Poplar; and Basswood, Linden were available in the Mountain region. Persimmon and Clovers (Ladino, White and Sweet) were available throughout the Mountain and Piedmont regions. Also, available in the Piedmont region were Aslike Clover and Vetch; while Gallberry was blooming in the Coastal Plains region.
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Commercial pollinator hives in eastern North Carolina spent the month working cucurbits and melon crops. Western Piedmont hives were working out-of-state blackberries or preparing for transport to pumpkin contracts in Virginia and South Carolina. While others let hives rest and essentially refill on natural nectar and pollen; raised queens; and made splits in preparation for moving them to Florida for the Brazilian Pepper flow in late summer and early fall. Demand for honey was good. Retail prices at the Raleigh State Farmers’ Market remained steady and were: $8.00 per 8 ounce jar, $13.00 per 16 ounce jar, $22.00 per 32 ounce jar, and $18.00 per 44 ounce jar. Prices at the Piedmont Triad Farmers’ Market in Greensboro were also steady at: $9.00 per 8 ounce jar, $15.00 per 16 ounce jar, and $20.00 per 32 ounce jar. NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA: Warm dry conditions have replaced the cooler weather last month. Most crops are slightly behind last year but ahead of the 5 year average. Sunflowers were mostly emerged. Bees are continuing to work alfalfa and other crops as available although drier weather is not helping the quality and condition of the alfalfa as most growers were finishing their first cuttings and just a few beginning second cuttings. OHIO: Too much rain and wind followed by hot temperatures soiled the honey crop in early June. Consequently, there is some honey in most hives, but bumper crops are rare. Mite pressure has been slower than anticipated, due to the erratic weather. The latter half of the month improved some with a decent linden crop, although below expectations. Honey sales at the local level improved with the advent of the farm market season; however, prices are barely steady to slightly down from one year ago at this time. OKLAHOMA: No report issued. OREGON: No report issued. SOUTH CAROLINA: No report issued. TENNESSEE: The constant rains this spring have not been kind to the beekeepers. Honey production is down from what the beekeepers had expected. Colonies are averaging around 40 pounds per colony at this time. The clover flow was late starting and was going strong at the end of June. Sourwood started to bloom in late June. TEXAS: Some hives are moderately strong, and making honey, although bekeepers are behind schedule (oddly) due to the prolonged, relatively wet spring. Some had hoped to harvest over the Fourth of July weekend, but many reported none of the honey is capped yet Few haves are weak, those probably will not produce a surplus this year. Beekeepers report they have split and re-queened them earlier in the spring, but the resulting nucleus hives died out. The new queens were accepted in the big hives, but growth has been slow; their build-up is under way but it will be too late for the spring nectar flow - barring an unusually lush summer. One beekeeper reported a surprise found in one of his hives: an immature daughter queen, apparently unmated and not yet laying eggs. He hopes to nurture the hive and let it really build up; mother-daughter teaming together has been seen before, and the resulting colonies can be very strong. It does not appear to be a swarming situation, although supercedure is a possibility. Given my difficulties with splitting this year, the beekeeper reports he prefers to keep these bees together, if possible. WASHINGTON: June weather was mixed but crops were starting to get back on track after a long winter and cool spring. All of the fruit trees are done bloom and bees are working other agricultural commodities. Wildflowers have come on quickly now that the weather has warmed up and the growing degree units are catching up. Wildfire are going to be a concern due to extra fuel. WISCONSIN: Temperatures for the month of June were low and cool with ample amounts of rain. Beekeepers report a normal, healthy population of bees. Beekeepers report wild foliage for their bees includes Clover, wild parsnips, Basswood and Black Mustard and other wild flowers. Honey production has started. Demand for honey is good at the retail level and fairly good at the wholesale level. Prices are generally unchanged.
U.S Exports of Honey By Country, Quantity, and Value Year to Date Quantity Value Kilograms Dollars
MAY 2017 Quantity Value Kilograms Dollars
COMB & NATURAL HONEY PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE - - Bahamas, The Barbados Bermuda Cayman Islands China France(*) Germany(*) Guyana Hong Kong Israel(*) Japan Korea, South Kuwait Leeward-Windward Islands(*) Malaysia
17,519 17,275 9,170 3,717 102,553 4,120 1,474 1,632 445 16,844 54,222 67,693 133,219 442 303
42,791 80,090 35,062 21,901 234,818 10,000 3,578 14,134 7,468 30,000 173,779 282,735 357,602 4,588 4,125
0 2,532 5,210 1,715 43,160 0 0 0 0 0 8,034 36,884 12,929 0 0
0 14,797 11,862 8,673 104,764 0 0 0 0 0 21,964 138,548 63,839 0 0
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Mexico Netherlands Antilles(*) Other Pacific Islands, NEC(*) Panama Philippines Singapore United Arab Emirates Yemen(*)
4,584 14,595 849 25,116 448,836 19,290 49,357 35,337
23,797 69,834 3,956 130,877 1,092,525 56,502 128,674 56,576
0 1,552 0 8,758 159,816 767 43,083 0
0 8,763 0 35,232 390,986 8,946 104,577 0
16,329 35,873 8,563 10,523 1,080 268,872 3,582 1,384 471 4,820 36,992 209,780 3,054 367 10,161 3,166 506 10,188 249 1,118 653 500 9,866 17,436 853 20,941 800
84,960 166,084 34,424 45,336 6,053 881,541 12,944 3,360 2,765 11,700 156,373 516,108 23,339 3,526 43,008 14,334 4,269 45,704 2,615 2,713 4,820 4,039 28,830 70,030 3,167 33,194 4,000
0 14,609 5,288 1,522 0 53,001 0 0 0 0 6,736 209,780 0 0 0 2,005 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,400 17,436 853 0 0
0 31,412 12,836 5,019 0 246,772 0 0 0 0 51,116 516,108 0 0 0 10,322 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,872 70,030 3,167 0 0
1,706,719
5,074,648
640,070
1,872,605
NATURAL HONEY, NOT ELSEWHERE INDICATED OR SPECIFIED - - Australia(*) Bahamas, The Barbados Bermuda Cambodia Canada China Germany(*) Haiti Israel(*) Japan Korea, South Kuwait Leeward-Windward Islands(*) Mexico Netherlands Antilles(*) Panama Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine United Arab Emirates Vietnam Yemen(*) GRAND TOTAL
U.S Imports of Honey By Country, Quantity, and Value Quantity Kilograms
Year to Date Value CIF Value Dollars Dollars
Quantity Kilograms
MAY 2017 Value CIF Value Dollars Dollars
WHITE HONEY – NOT PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE - - Argentina Brazil Canada Egypt France(*) India Italy(*) Mexico New Zealand(*) Spain Taiwan United Kingdom
4,895,861 322,156 7,505,900 2,253 648 2,357,700 3,165 375,140 7,125 16,455 77,691 2,043
10,931,528 11,296,995 1,659,826 1,697,643 18,817,973 18,986,537 9,898 10,043 9,718 10,288 4,708,102 4,914,654 33,336 39,442 1,384,212 1,388,050 41,838 47,093 80,912 82,899 146,098 156,178 9,355 9,791
1,236,941 3,105,460 3,189,956 0 0 0 1,501,786 4,149,053 4,184,824 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,390,500 2,884,651 3,012,292 0 0 0 164,580 612,829 612,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 39,491 71,098 75,448 0 0 0
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July 24, 2017 227,293 232,400
233,079 245,944
53,725 37,200
141,941 59,275
144,886 61,628
EXTRA LIGHT AMBER HONEY – NOT PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE - - Argentina Australia(*) Brazil Canada France(*) India Mexico Taiwan Thailand Ukraine Uruguay Vietnam
9,889,218 97,228 115,747 112,725 1,359 7,577,482 196,786 387,035 25,674 7,434,304 335,523 438,145
21,404,430 22,261,061 330,579 337,549 395,342 402,173 277,877 287,638 23,551 25,043 14,082,520 14,973,454 782,614 795,264 1,315,914 1,329,514 87,291 87,837 13,084,486 13,951,510 842,729 864,518 1,381,944 1,447,609
2,621,516 6,377,612 6,629,386 25,904 88,075 90,060 27,115 92,192 94,178 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,681,409 6,894,565 7,347,422 81,782 327,681 332,781 80,491 273,667 276,967 0 0 0 1,752,697 3,144,538 3,374,476 166,382 425,289 432,106 146,109 438,264 444,764
LIGHT AMBER HONEY – NOT PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE – Argentina Australia(*) Austria Brazil Bulgaria Canada Dominican Republic Germany(*) Greece Hong Kong India Israel(*) Italy(*) Laos Mexico New Zealand(*) Pakistan Poland Spain Switzerland(*) Thailand Turkey Ukraine Uruguay Vietnam
2,674,881 1,593 43,153 790,169 1,542 53,910 124,938 243,834 738 5,472 9,994,177 1,227 9,299 39,000 249,169 244,878 475 1,980 24,286 338 1,043,540 111,600 1,136,947 597,464 7,338,620
5,172,623 5,409,428 26,256 26,582 395,418 423,986 3,505,199 3,591,199 10,140 10,663 180,756 182,013 371,820 381,330 1,318,057 1,391,905 4,441 4,592 40,698 41,040 17,201,997 18,175,019 7,560 7,792 75,006 77,270 64,350 69,908 655,421 673,017 715,075 721,356 2,898 2,908 10,575 12,321 143,711 148,558 5,628 5,803 1,745,710 1,878,249 342,240 372,240 1,951,971 2,213,677 1,322,240 1,363,731 10,501,999 11,325,897
358,064 767,731 787,478 0 0 0 20,515 183,563 195,622 18,760 90,986 93,486 0 0 0 1,306 5,378 5,578 11,501 29,010 29,324 103,924 554,808 589,255 738 4,441 4,592 0 0 0 2,244,200 4,085,122 4,320,707 0 0 0 6,543 38,991 40,598 0 0 0 111,918 321,322 330,157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,028 60,399 63,451 0 0 0 401,860 700,875 751,789 111,600 342,240 372,240 526,853 913,622 1,034,922 207,719 487,211 500,263 1,181,570 1,790,784 1,930,781
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED OR INDICATED --Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Colombia Dominican Republic France(*) Greece
132,062 8,700 3,556 19,104 2,051 84,899
309,095 38,280 23,929 100,617 21,531 144,400
318,419 39,364 24,986 103,046 22,587 152,108
55,577 0 0 0 0 25,499
134,093 0 0 0 0 49,320
136,001 0 0 0 0 50,753
5,154
67,530
72,967
1,376
18,450
18,976
18,508
116,397
123,979
6,722
42,317
46,242
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438
2,919
3,141
0
0
0
5,084
53,282
54,548
0
0
0
9,951 199,622 162,464 756 6,520 10,164 36,500 6,608 3,966 384 46,162 22,972 4,603,564 8,308
101,493 539,791 1,148,564 2,815 32,994 79,000 88,515 80,688 43,305 2,300 107,538 221,454 5,905,513 35,808
103,392 548,484 1,175,477 2,923 36,699 81,500 98,515 83,288 44,986 2,416 118,293 232,596 6,568,866 46,057
4,812 34,622 30,442 756 990 10,164 36,500 3,486 0 384 28,710 16,582 524,340 2,979
41,811 123,552 242,165 2,815 5,895 79,000 88,515 51,627 0 2,300 60,227 71,468 687,712 12,838
42,781 124,405 247,316 2,923 6,687 81,500 98,515 52,128 0 2,416 66,250 71,627 752,810 17,624
3,547 576 9,936 5,170 10,269 6,289 5,500 64,656 54,162 1,699 216 317 11,492 220,875 57,986 16,779 41,161 170,945 11,546 18,596 6,540 645,429 36,837 15,954 33,679 4,790 136,515 906 40,530 1,200 66,299 38,252 144,642
19,766 3,528 90,885 54,918 49,302 51,886 41,687 222,868 274,857 17,235 2,084 2,520 20,470 1,504,037 335,771 170,387 404,207 533,915 141,468 75,111 18,325 6,948,530 124,663 108,794 140,112 31,873 947,615 15,455 79,642 5,950 502,577 135,236 1,194,644
23,066 3,618 113,339 57,813 54,352 56,515 41,928 236,581 276,515 18,312 2,324 3,354 22,394 1,521,374 353,161 188,274 414,424 557,857 147,015 77,790 20,138 7,183,121 134,316 112,344 154,123 33,803 988,336 16,400 83,538 6,159 521,310 146,985 1,202,226
674 3,438 4,238 0 0 0 4,093 38,785 48,346 1,845 19,733 20,656 1,230 6,082 6,810 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,320 6,720 7,088 11,212 61,655 62,004 0 0 0 216 2,084 2,324 0 0 0 0 0 0 37,016 296,803 300,801 17,922 87,715 91,085 1,485 15,160 17,777 15,258 178,243 181,993 41,269 119,895 125,120 2,252 27,740 29,244 750 4,380 4,476 4,327 6,138 6,752 215,362 2,392,476 2,507,744 8,238 37,114 39,396 3,844 30,730 31,614 1,035 6,583 7,241 0 0 0 25,443 194,040 198,490 318 5,389 5,677 520 2,870 3,002 1,200 5,950 6,159 37,599 309,550 319,029 8,520 26,666 29,333 146 2,552 2,634
30,976 10,779 42 2,427
156,383 544,511 2,340 31,665
158,773 589,804 2,508 33,785
COMB AND RETAIL HONEY – Argentina Armenia Australia(*) Austria Belarus Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Cyprus Dominican Republic Egypt France(*) Germany(*) Greece Hungary India Italy(*) Mexico Moldova New Zealand(*) Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Spain Switzerland(*) Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
FLAVORED HONEY – Canada Denmark(*) France(*) Greece
21,428 0 0 1,647
55,073 0 0 18,208
55,807 0 0 18,704
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July 24, 2017 21,854 16,032 137,273 7,328 48,100 415,498 10,723 80,062 2,046 8,054
25,354 16,581 145,157 7,901 48,801 433,241 11,253 81,789 2,136 8,925
0 0 0 0 0 17,531 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 65,840 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 68,739 0 0 0 0
ORGANIC HONEY – Argentina Australia(*) Brazil Canada Dominican Republic Ethiopia(*) Greece India Italy(*) Mexico New Zealand(*) Portugal Russia Uruguay Zambia GRAND TOTAL
18,515 10,148 9,956,167 1,344,729 37,714 500 2,404 186,218 4,892 1,120,329 84,511 201 11,713 188,750 424
45,899 48,899 60,376 61,124 45,466,307 46,674,941 5,651,057 5,670,041 163,487 167,104 3,100 4,263 36,401 39,758 660,954 675,259 53,067 54,097 4,195,981 4,264,590 2,630,211 2,669,980 2,084 2,135 49,200 53,200 847,160 867,041 4,135 4,285
0 0 0 0 0 0 3,696,498 17,175,298 17,613,305 150,402 614,386 616,186 0 0 0 0 0 0 504 7,700 7,701 0 0 0 731 8,891 8,999 298,092 1,199,191 1,219,206 35,299 1,321,828 1,340,101 201 2,084 2,135 11,713 49,200 53,200 56,533 254,394 260,349 0 0 0
87,647,470 222,962,919 232,046,457
23,847,341 65,837,362 68,496,786
Notes: 1. Data Source: Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics 2. All zeroes for a data item may show that statistics exist in the other import type. Consumption or General. 3. (*) denotes a country that is a summarization of its component countries. 4. Users should use cautious interpretation on QUANTITY reports using mixed units of measure. QUANTITY line items will only include statistics on the units of measure that are equal to, or are able to be converted to, the assigned unit of measure of the grouped commodities. 5. The CIF Value is not included within the 13th month data loads. This means that the CIF Value will be zero (0) for any records that are inserted during this process. 6. Product Group : Harmonized
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CORRECTED COPY: See price with updated state of Michigan. HONEY MARKET FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2017 IN VOLUMES OF 10,000 POUNDS OR GREATER UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Prices paid to beekeepers for extracted, unprocessed honey in major producing states by packers, handlers & other large users, cents per pound, f.o.b. or delivered nearby, containers exchanged or returned, prompt delivery & payment unless otherwise stated. - REPORT INCLUDES BOTH NEW AND OLD CROP HONEY - (# Some in Small Lot --- +Some delayed payments or previous commitment)
CALIFORNIA Avocado Orange Orange Sage Sage CONNECTICUT Capper DAKOTAS Clover Clover FLORIDA Gallberry Orange Blossom Orange Blossom Palmetto Wildflower HAWAII Macadamia IDAHO Wildflower MINNESOTA Canola LOUISIANA Tallow MICHIGAN Blueberry MONTANA Clover WASHINGTON Wildflower
Amber White Extra Light Amber White Light Amber Light Amber
Prices paid to importers for bulk honey, duty paid, containers included, cents per pound, ex-dock or point of entry unless otherwise stated.
$1.57 $2.40 $2.40 $2.00 $1.80 $.70
White Extra Light Amber
$1.65 $1.70
White White Extra Light Amber White Light Amber
$2.40 $2.40 $2.50 $2.40 $1.60
Amber
$1.60
Amber
$1.60
White
$1.70
Amber
$1.60
Light Amber
$2.40
Extra Light Amber
$1.75
Extra Light Amber
$1.85
-
-
$1.85
$1.83
Prices paid to Canadian Beekeepers for unprocessed, bulk honey by packers and importers in U. S. currency, f.o.b. shipping point, containers included unless otherwise stated. Duty and crossing charges extra. Cents per pound. Canola Mixed Flowers ORGANIC
White White White
$1.25 $1.15 $2.10
-
$2.12 $1.33
ARGENTINA Mixed Flowers Mixed Flowers Mixed Flowers BRAZIL Orange ORGANIC ORGANIC ORGANIC Mixed Flower Mixed Flower Mixed Flower HUNGARY Acacia INDIA Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower Mixed Flower Mustard Mustard ORGANIC MEXICO Mixed Flowers ORGANIC VIETNAM Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower UKRAINE Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower URUGUAY Mixed Flowers Mixed Flower Mixed Flower Mixed Flower ORGANIC
White Extra Light Light Amber
$1.03 $1.03 $1.02
-
$1.47 $1.50 $1.39
Extra Light Extra Light Light Amber Amber Extra Light Light Amber Amber
$2.44 $2.23 $2.17 $2.24 $2.25 $2.24 $1.72
-
$2.52 $2.25 $2.33
-
$2.28
White
$2.60
White Extra Light Light Amber Extra Light Light Amber Light Amber
$.95 $.88 $.80 $1.18 $.89 $1.92
-
$1.20 $.97 $.97
-
$1.18
Light Amber Light Amber
$1.33 $2.08
-
$2.17
Light Amber Amber
$.80 $.79
-
$1.07 $.89
White Light Amber White Extra Light Light Amber
$.97 $.90 $.93 $.93 $1.07
-
$.93 $1.07 $1.07
White Extra Light Light Amber Amber Light Amber
$1.18 $1.35 $1.24 $1.24 $2.21
-
$1.35 $1.40
-
$2.28
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COLONY, HONEY PLANT AND MARKET CONDITIONS DURING JUNE, 2017 APPALACHIAN DISTRICT (MD, PA, VA, WV): June’s weather was about normal for the most part with periods of dry weather followed by scattered thunderstorms. The month ended a little drier than normal and soil moisture levels were less than adequate. In bloom were brambles and berries, vegetable crops, ash, elder, sumac, white clover, and various wildflowers. Bees were very active and in generally good health. Honey is trading at $5.256.26 for 1 pound containers at the Jessup wholesale market. ALABAMA: For most Alabama beekeepers, beekeeping during June was routine. The beekeeper struggle with the Small Hive Beetle (SHB) continues for some whose colonies have been unlucky. The best control for this pest is still less than unclear. Microfiber cloths are increasingly popular and simple to use. The clingy fibers snag the various hairs, spines and body parts of the SHB and secure it to the cloth. Varroa is still omnipresent but is – more or less – held at bay. As are beekeepers in other states, the Veterinary Feed Directive will require changes for both beekeepers and veterinarians. Alabama regulations are presently under development. At this time, antibiotic use in Alabama hives is restricted or even prohibited. Bee supply companies are already requiring a prescription from participating veterinarians. Attendance at various meetings is still high and interest in beekeeping remains high. There are perpetual issues with queens and getting new colonies established. While this has always been that way, bees and queens are considerably more expensive now. For June, beekeeping issues were mostly routine. ARIZONA: Temperatures were at above normal levels for the entire month of June across Arizona. The range of temperatures for the month were from a high of 124 degrees Fahrenheit in Mohave to a low of 24 degrees Fahrenheit at Grand Canyon. During the month of June, 46 out of 51 reporting stations received temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or greater. During the four weeks in June, 13, 6, 0 and 11 of the 51 reporting stations received precipitation, respectively. For 2016 thus far, 15 of the 51 reporting stations are at above normal precipitation levels for the year, while 36 are at below normal precipitation levels. Melons (Cantaloupes, Honeydews, Watermelons and mixed melons), Desert and plant bloom were the main sources for nectar and pollen in the state, with alfalfa also serving as a source. Demand for honey remains good ARKANSAS: The weather in late spring and early summer has been more mild than usual with scattered showers every few days. We're ahead of normal by 1/2" this month but behind for the year about 8". There has been enough moisture that everything is greener than normal so there is plenty of forage. Hives and all seem to be thriving. Beekeepers report they normally rob them the first part of July and this year won't be an exception. Beekeepers started fogging the hives last month with mineral oil to control varroa mites. Some hives had varying amounts but none were consider infested. The others with little/no varroa very few were fogged once. Some beekers fogged each week for three weeks then once every three weeks. Fogging may just be a fad but it seems to work. It doesn't seem to affect the bees. The bees are busy with plenty of food sources locally from backyard gardens, fruit trees and roadside wildflowers and trees. Supply and demand are both good with a pound of extracted honey selling for around $8.00. CALIFORNIA: The month of June began with warm temperatures throughout the State, however a surge of Pacific moisture brought light rain to many areas. Up to ½ to 1 inches of rain were reported, mainly in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills. No new snowfall was recorded. Snow cover still existed on Mt. Shasta, Mt. Whitney, as well as elevations at above 7,500 feet in the central Sierras. Water has not become a problem for the bees, as water supplies are above sufficient with rivers at reservoirs at high capacity due to the abundant snowfall. This has been a good year for the bees, and overall health is good. There is some mite damage, but currently beekeepers are unable to treat because of the heat and honey production. They do not want to contaminate the honey with a mitacide. In the San Joaquin Valley, bees were active in vegetable fields. Elsewhere, bees were working Buckwheat, Toyon, Yellow StarThistle, and some early Tarweed. Bee colonies were also placed around various wildflowers. The sage and Tocalote honey flows are over. Beekeepers are installing nucs in the failing colonies and restarting the nucs. There have been some vegetable hybrid seed pollination fees at $60.00, and in late July some bees will pollinate squash at a price yet to be determined. FLORIDA: After two very dry and hot months, June was very wet and hot. Weather conditions existed that pumped tremendous amounts of moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico and across Florida for much of the month. Combined with some inflow from the Atlantic Ocean some areas reported two-three feet of rain during June. High humidity, high temperatures and torrential downpours combined to create a few cases of hive starvation because bees could not fly and forage. Pollen was often washed away before the bees could access it. Bee health overall was considered to be fairly good and most bees remained outside of the state. Florida bees were located in about twenty-eight other states pollinating crops or producing honey. Most of these bees will not return before the end of August or early September. There were few sources of food in Florida for bees except for Chinese tallow in many areas and some mangrove located along the east coast. Honey production was light with practically no stored honey at the end of the month. Wholesale honey prices remained under pressure, possibly because of increased competition from foreign honey suppliers. GEORGIA: The Sourwood honey crop appears to have been a hit or miss season. Rain was the main culprit. Some areas have a nice volume, while others are about fifty percent of expectations. In the southern areas of the state the hives are coming off the melon fields and are preparing to head into the cotton fields. No supplemental feeding at this time as bees are still bringing in pollen and building up honey for later use. There have been some losses reported regarding Queens. Many beekeepers are treating for mites and hive beetles, and some bees appear to be a little light in weight although they seem to be in good condition health wise. The spring flow was considered to be good this year. IDAHO, COLORADO, UTAH: During the month of June, temperatures were above normal over the entire State of Colorado, Idaho and Utah. Precipitation in June was above normal in areas around Boise and Pocatello Idaho. The rest of Idaho, Colorado and Utah had below normal precipitation during June, according to the National Weather Service. With the abundance of snow pack over a majority of the three State area this past winter, adequate runoff should be available for irrigation needs most of the summer. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a couple of areas of West Central Colorado, Central Colorado and Eastern Utah had abnormally dry conditions, whereas, the rest of Colorado, Utah and Idaho had normal soil moisture conditions in June.
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The month of June brings a fairly good report from commercial beekeepers in the three State area. Bees seem to be ending the month of June in a healthy, heavy and strong perspective according to beekeepers. Now that beekeepers have completed the process of adding supers, a little bit of good weather in the next couple of months could help towards filling the frames up with honey. It seems as though most of the divides that were made this spring are doing well with fairly good queen acceptance overall. There are still some issues with rejected queens, but commercial beekeepers are generally seeing good brood patterns in their colonies. Very few losses have been noticed since commercial beekeepers returned from California for the almond pollination. Varroa mites seem to be at lower levels at the moment. Even after employing various mite monitoring strategies such as sticky boards or alcohol washes, very few mites have been detected at this time. Any commercial beekeeper knows that mites have to be consistently checked as the numbers can change in a hurry. During the month of June, bees were able to capitalize on several types foraging trees and plants including: Russian olive trees, alfalfa, nap weed, yellow sweet clover, alsike clover, wildflowers and to a smaller extent white dutch clover. In most areas of the three State region alfalfa is growing towards a 2nd crop. There seems to be enough pollen from various sources that most beekeepers have not had to provide any additional pollen substitutes. Only minimal amounts of supplemental corn syrup was fed to a few struggling colonies. Overall retail demand for Idaho, Utah and Colorado honey is still very good. There is not much wholesale honey currently available in the three State area. Very few wholesale prices are currently available until the new crop honey becomes available. Most commercial beekeepers are anticipating that they will be able to start pulling limited amounts of honey during the middle of July, weather permitting. ILLINOIS: June had higher than normal temperatures in the beginning and middle of the month and lower temperatures in the last part of the month with little rainfall. A few beekeepers report some problems with beetles. Beekeepers report that most of their bees are in good condition. Beekeepers also report the bees are feeding on wild flowers, such as Sweet Clover and White Dutch Clover. Production has started. Demand for honey is good at the retail level and slow at wholesale level. Prices are generally unchanged. INDIANA: Temperatures for the month of June were high with temperatures in the 80s. There was a reasonable amount of rain. Beekeepers report that their bees continue to feed on wild flowers, such as Dutch Clover. Beekeepers report their bees are in good condition. Beekeepers report a good amount of honey flow. Demand for honey is good at the retail level and fairly good at the wholesale level. Prices are generally unchanged. IOWA, KANSAS, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA: No report issued. KENTUCKY: The month of June in Kentucky has been atypical in terms of mild weather with flowers such as coreopsis, purple coneflower, mints, clovers, garden vegetables (brassicas, etc.) and basswood showing up in predictable floral succession. In fact, one week, the temperatures throughout the state were in the low 70sF during the day and high 50sF at night. The rain has been consistent, too, about 1-2 days a week, but then plenty of sunshine for 5-6 days in a row. The bloom on sourwood trees arrived a little earlier than normal, with sightings as early as June 10-12th when it generally appears a little later in the month. No one is complaining about an early sourwood bloom. In terms of disease, there have been some problems with chalkbrood, “bald” brood, European foulbrood, 1 case of sacbrood, quite a few cases of small hive beetles, and higher mite counts in hives that have been not been sampled this year. There also have been robbing incidents. State officials attribute some of the robbing to beekeepers harvesting their honey and putting their supers out in the apiaries for the “bees to clean up.” There has also been some queenlessness, which is not unusual given the warm winter the state has had. Officials do not believe many queen bees quit laying in January, and therefore are not surprised by some cases of queenlessness in the month of June. The queen bees quite simply ran out of fertilized eggs. Also, for the first time in three years, a Kentucky beekeeper had a nosema mite problem with visible k-wing damage and slow build-up in one of his hives. Beekeepers have been harvesting honey, and have not had to feed any colonies other than first-year nucs or swarms. The swarm season seems to have subsided, although there have been 1-2 swarms in the last week of June and they looked surprisingly strong (not secondary swarms, which is more typical at that time of June). All in all, many Kentucky beekeepers seem to have healthy hives going into the summer season and many are planning on entering their hive products into the KY State Fair in August. LOUISIANA: No report issued. MICHIGAN: Honey production has diminished this month due to cool rainy weather. Nectar flows were minimal except during a short period of above normal temperatures mid-month. Due to the weather, it has also been a time of heavier than normal swarming. Primary forage sources included yellow sweet clover, white Dutch clover, alfalfa, bug glass, privet, sumac and linden. Local sellers have reported strong prices this summer as the demand for honey seems to be steady. MINNESOTA: During the month of June, temperatures were above normal across the entire State. Precipitation was below normal across the entire State of Minnesota during the same period, according to the National Weather Service. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, soil moisture conditions are normal over most of the State. The exception was abnormally dry to moderate drought condition in Northcentral and Northwestern parts of the State. Even though the month of June was a little low on precipitation, what did come had very good timing according to beekeepers. The month of June brings a fairly good report from commercial beekeepers in Minnesota. Bees seem to be ending the month of June in a healthy, heavy and strong perspective according to beekeepers. Now that beekeepers have completed the process of adding supers, a little bit of good weather in the next couple of months could help towards filling the frames up with honey. It seems as though most of the divides that were made this spring are doing well with fairly good queen acceptance overall. There are still some issues with rejected queens, but commercial beekeepers are generally seeing good brood patterns in their colonies. Very few losses have been noticed since commercial beekeepers returned from California for the almond pollination and other Southern States. Varroa mites seem to be at lower levels at the moment. Even after employing various mite monitoring strategies such as sticky boards or alcohol washes, very few mites have been detected at this time. Any commercial beekeeper knows that mites have to be consistently checked as the numbers can change in a hurry. Waiting too long to treat a problem can create a major problem for beekeepers. During the month of June, bees were able to capitalize on several types foraging trees and plants including: Bassett wood trees, alfalfa, yellow sweet clover, alsike clover, wildflowers and white dutch clover. White sweet clover should be available in most areas of the State by the first part of July. There seems to be enough pollen from various sources. This fact has saved beekeepers from needing to provide any additional pollen substitutes. Only minimal amounts of supplemental corn syrup was fed to a few struggling colonies during the month of June.
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Overall demand for honey at the retail market and farmers markets still remains very good across the State. There is no wholesale honey currently available in Minnesota. Very few wholesale prices are currently available until the new crop honey becomes available. Most commercial beekeepers are anticipating that they will be able to start pulling limited amounts of honey during August, weather permitting. One beekeeper stated that consumers across Minnesota really desire to purchase domestic honey instead of imported honey. MISSISSIPPI: Volume of honey is considered light this year. More clover honey produced than in other years, possibly due to plenty of rain in some areas. The honey is reported to be lighter in color than expected and prices are steady with anticipation of it going higher in August. The bees are reported to be in good condition heading into the hot summer months. MONTANA: No report issued. NEW ENGLAND: New England weather for the month of June generally ranged from cool to mild with a few very hot and humid days and plenty of rainfall for ideal soil moisture conditions. Topsoil moisture levels have been perfectly suited to foster a full and complete ornamental/floral bloom. Keepers report that ideal conditions would be high humidity with 70 to 90 degree temperatures. Frequent rainfall hurt much seasonal nectar and pollen sources especially black locust, autumn olive, staghorn and smooth/shiny sumac. Many floral, pollen and nectar sources were blooming earlier than usual such as grass clovers, honeysuckle, wildflowers, herbs, knapweed, loosestrife, catalpa, and buckwheat as well as linden (basswood), tulip popular, sumac, black locust and blooming fruit trees and vegetable crop plantings. Reportedly providing excellent bloom was berry crops especially strawberries. Vegetable crops showing good bloom were tomatoes, peppers, squash and pumpkins. The higher elevation areas have extremely high floral nectar levels such that when good summer weather occurs, these regions will offer heavy honey flow possibilities. Northern regions are now offering heavy bloom of Korean Evodia, catalpa, autumn olive, black locust, linden and tulip popular trees. The main pollen and nectar sources currently are black locust, lavender, anise hyssop, holly, cinquefoil, vetch, ailanthus, swamp dogwood, chickweed, ibota, sumac, catalpa, sweet clover, especially white clover, sour wood, buckwheat, sage as well as a variety of flowering trees and wild woodland flowers. Early harvested honey was reportedly some of the highest quality and lightly colored ever harvested. Commercial beekeepers have moved pollination services from apples to cranberries. Farmers are ahead of schedule on the pollination of squash and cucumbers which started the beginning of June such that these produce commodities are seasonally ahead of normal activities however corn is a few weeks behind. Reports of swarm activity have been extremely high especially in regional areas near salt and/or fresh water sources. This is the time of year that Supersedure and swarm cells can be starting to materialize. Seasoned beekeepers are monitoring their colonies often, adding supers or making splits and divides when hives become too crowded especially using the technique of making new colonies with capped brood frames with swarm colonies. In regional pocket areas where weather was clearly seasonal, colony strength numbers increased dramatically and swarms were numerous. Clearly in many other regional areas, colony strength did not get up to speed as early as usual due to inclement weather and the cooler nights. Reportedly, some keepers lost hives due to a continuance of rain preventing bees from foraging thus there was no surplus honey stores and nectar sources were not fully processed. The wet and 90 degree weather kept bees home bound thus honey production slowed with honey supers not filling up with some keepers feeding, particularly this year’s new hives. Many keepers have expressed their delight in the early extraction of extremely lightly colored honey from black locust trees. The amber colored seems to be sourced from dandelion, Dutch clover and yellow sweet clover. Regionally, over the last two weeks of the month, New England has experienced strong nectar collection however; much of the present nectar has not been capped. It seems that the “buzz words” for this June are “bad/failed queens”. Queens in packages that just don’t seem to be up to par over the last couple years and this year it seems to be very pervasive, causing weak hives and/or queen less hives. June is a major honey producing month for the Northeast. This year there seems to be an overabundance of burr comb and Propolis and mite populations are noticeably low as well. Reportedly so far, there have been very few pest problems. No American foul brood or pronounced tracheal mites infestations have been reported to date. Additionally, the varroa mite and hive beetle counts have not been high enough to seriously hurt hives. Keepers this month continue to check for diseases and at this time if found will utilize Fumidil-B, Terramycin, apiguard and formic acid. Additionally, Hivastan, - that is comparable to Apistan (fluvalinate), has been added to the fight against mite diseases. Resourceful beekeepers are implementing the drone brood frame program which seriously interrupts the mite breeding cycle. Additionally, seasoned beekeepers report that locating hives in the sun upon initial setup helps fight mite problems; as well as sugar dusting and using screened bottom boards. Honey production is slightly lower than normal due in large part to the earlier cooler, wet weather. June is a major honey producing month for the Northeast and keepers have lost some production time due to the periodic wet weather. Beekeepers are hoping that the rest of the summer will give way to sunny weather hence, giving bees a chance to catch up. Demand at all retail/wholesale outlets remains good and honey sales remains firm. Current wholesale Prices for retail 1lb bottled units were steady and quoted at $9.00 to $12.00 (mostly $10.00 and occasionally higher) inclusive of all varieties. Food service operations prices were steady, with 5 gallon units selling at $200.00 to $235.00 (mostly $220.00 occasionally higher) for all raw and natural honey, depending on variety and quality. NEW YORK: In the central region, cool, wet weather has been good for foliage and vegetative growth but bees have struggled for flight time. Rivers and streams have recorded above average water levels. A steady number of thunderstorms have wiped out the black locust blossoms in early June and have shortened any change of a few extra days of nectar flow from sumac. During the unusually cool nights, bees have consumed any surplus. Sumac flow has been marginal at best as beekeepers look to basswood to provide a big summer flow. Sentinel trees have a good bud set but if the weather patterns do not change, bees will continue to struggle. Honey sales have been normally slower during the summer months and is probably a blessing. This helps the beekeepers spend more time out in the field with the bees, rather than packing and selling honey. NORTH CAROLINA: Temperatures in North Carolina were below normal for June with a statewide average temperature of 73.17°F. Precipitation varied by region; overall statewide soil moisture levels were rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and 16 percent surplus the week ending June 24. The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council reported no drought advisories currently in effect for the State. Colonies were in fair condition as apiary inspectors reported an increase in Varroa mite damage being observed; with Parasitic Mite Syndrome being reported as a secondary issue. There have also been increased reports of European Foulbrood possibly due to an unseasonably wet Spring and/or changing regulations to the use and availability of antibiotics. Wet weather conditions in the western Piedmont and Foothills also contributed to reduced foraging days which has adversely affected honey production. When available bees could be seen working Sumac across the state. Dandelion; Raspberry; Tulip Poplar; and Basswood, Linden were available in the Mountain region. Persimmon and Clovers (Ladino, White and Sweet) were available throughout the Mountain and Piedmont regions. Also, available in the Piedmont region were Aslike Clover and Vetch; while Gallberry was blooming in the Coastal Plains region.
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Commercial pollinator hives in eastern North Carolina spent the month working cucurbits and melon crops. Western Piedmont hives were working out-of-state blackberries or preparing for transport to pumpkin contracts in Virginia and South Carolina. While others let hives rest and essentially refill on natural nectar and pollen; raised queens; and made splits in preparation for moving them to Florida for the Brazilian Pepper flow in late summer and early fall. Demand for honey was good. Retail prices at the Raleigh State Farmers’ Market remained steady and were: $8.00 per 8 ounce jar, $13.00 per 16 ounce jar, $22.00 per 32 ounce jar, and $18.00 per 44 ounce jar. Prices at the Piedmont Triad Farmers’ Market in Greensboro were also steady at: $9.00 per 8 ounce jar, $15.00 per 16 ounce jar, and $20.00 per 32 ounce jar. NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA: Warm dry conditions have replaced the cooler weather last month. Most crops are slightly behind last year but ahead of the 5 year average. Sunflowers were mostly emerged. Bees are continuing to work alfalfa and other crops as available although drier weather is not helping the quality and condition of the alfalfa as most growers were finishing their first cuttings and just a few beginning second cuttings. OHIO: Too much rain and wind followed by hot temperatures soiled the honey crop in early June. Consequently, there is some honey in most hives, but bumper crops are rare. Mite pressure has been slower than anticipated, due to the erratic weather. The latter half of the month improved some with a decent linden crop, although below expectations. Honey sales at the local level improved with the advent of the farm market season; however, prices are barely steady to slightly down from one year ago at this time. OKLAHOMA: No report issued. OREGON: No report issued. SOUTH CAROLINA: No report issued. TENNESSEE: The constant rains this spring have not been kind to the beekeepers. Honey production is down from what the beekeepers had expected. Colonies are averaging around 40 pounds per colony at this time. The clover flow was late starting and was going strong at the end of June. Sourwood started to bloom in late June. TEXAS: Some hives are moderately strong, and making honey, although bekeepers are behind schedule (oddly) due to the prolonged, relatively wet spring. Some had hoped to harvest over the Fourth of July weekend, but many reported none of the honey is capped yet Few haves are weak, those probably will not produce a surplus this year. Beekeepers report they have split and re-queened them earlier in the spring, but the resulting nucleus hives died out. The new queens were accepted in the big hives, but growth has been slow; their build-up is under way but it will be too late for the spring nectar flow - barring an unusually lush summer. One beekeeper reported a surprise found in one of his hives: an immature daughter queen, apparently unmated and not yet laying eggs. He hopes to nurture the hive and let it really build up; mother-daughter teaming together has been seen before, and the resulting colonies can be very strong. It does not appear to be a swarming situation, although supercedure is a possibility. Given my difficulties with splitting this year, the beekeeper reports he prefers to keep these bees together, if possible. WASHINGTON: June weather was mixed but crops were starting to get back on track after a long winter and cool spring. All of the fruit trees are done bloom and bees are working other agricultural commodities. Wildflowers have come on quickly now that the weather has warmed up and the growing degree units are catching up. Wildfire are going to be a concern due to extra fuel. WISCONSIN: Temperatures for the month of June were low and cool with ample amounts of rain. Beekeepers report a normal, healthy population of bees. Beekeepers report wild foliage for their bees includes Clover, wild parsnips, Basswood and Black Mustard and other wild flowers. Honey production has started. Demand for honey is good at the retail level and fairly good at the wholesale level. Prices are generally unchanged.
U.S Exports of Honey By Country, Quantity, and Value Year to Date Quantity Value Kilograms Dollars
MAY 2017 Quantity Value Kilograms Dollars
COMB & NATURAL HONEY PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE - - Bahamas, The Barbados Bermuda Cayman Islands China France(*) Germany(*) Guyana Hong Kong Israel(*) Japan Korea, South Kuwait Leeward-Windward Islands(*) Malaysia
17,519 17,275 9,170 3,717 102,553 4,120 1,474 1,632 445 16,844 54,222 67,693 133,219 442 303
42,791 80,090 35,062 21,901 234,818 10,000 3,578 14,134 7,468 30,000 173,779 282,735 357,602 4,588 4,125
0 2,532 5,210 1,715 43,160 0 0 0 0 0 8,034 36,884 12,929 0 0
0 14,797 11,862 8,673 104,764 0 0 0 0 0 21,964 138,548 63,839 0 0
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Mexico Netherlands Antilles(*) Other Pacific Islands, NEC(*) Panama Philippines Singapore United Arab Emirates Yemen(*)
4,584 14,595 849 25,116 448,836 19,290 49,357 35,337
23,797 69,834 3,956 130,877 1,092,525 56,502 128,674 56,576
0 1,552 0 8,758 159,816 767 43,083 0
0 8,763 0 35,232 390,986 8,946 104,577 0
16,329 35,873 8,563 10,523 1,080 268,872 3,582 1,384 471 4,820 36,992 209,780 3,054 367 10,161 3,166 506 10,188 249 1,118 653 500 9,866 17,436 853 20,941 800
84,960 166,084 34,424 45,336 6,053 881,541 12,944 3,360 2,765 11,700 156,373 516,108 23,339 3,526 43,008 14,334 4,269 45,704 2,615 2,713 4,820 4,039 28,830 70,030 3,167 33,194 4,000
0 14,609 5,288 1,522 0 53,001 0 0 0 0 6,736 209,780 0 0 0 2,005 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,400 17,436 853 0 0
0 31,412 12,836 5,019 0 246,772 0 0 0 0 51,116 516,108 0 0 0 10,322 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,872 70,030 3,167 0 0
1,706,719
5,074,648
640,070
1,872,605
NATURAL HONEY, NOT ELSEWHERE INDICATED OR SPECIFIED - - Australia(*) Bahamas, The Barbados Bermuda Cambodia Canada China Germany(*) Haiti Israel(*) Japan Korea, South Kuwait Leeward-Windward Islands(*) Mexico Netherlands Antilles(*) Panama Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine United Arab Emirates Vietnam Yemen(*) GRAND TOTAL
U.S Imports of Honey By Country, Quantity, and Value Quantity Kilograms
Year to Date Value CIF Value Dollars Dollars
Quantity Kilograms
MAY 2017 Value CIF Value Dollars Dollars
WHITE HONEY – NOT PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE - - Argentina Brazil Canada Egypt France(*) India Italy(*) Mexico New Zealand(*) Spain Taiwan United Kingdom
4,895,861 322,156 7,505,900 2,253 648 2,357,700 3,165 375,140 7,125 16,455 77,691 2,043
10,931,528 11,296,995 1,659,826 1,697,643 18,817,973 18,986,537 9,898 10,043 9,718 10,288 4,708,102 4,914,654 33,336 39,442 1,384,212 1,388,050 41,838 47,093 80,912 82,899 146,098 156,178 9,355 9,791
1,236,941 3,105,460 3,189,956 0 0 0 1,501,786 4,149,053 4,184,824 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,390,500 2,884,651 3,012,292 0 0 0 164,580 612,829 612,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 39,491 71,098 75,448 0 0 0
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July 24, 2017 227,293 232,400
233,079 245,944
53,725 37,200
141,941 59,275
144,886 61,628
EXTRA LIGHT AMBER HONEY – NOT PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE - - Argentina Australia(*) Brazil Canada France(*) India Mexico Taiwan Thailand Ukraine Uruguay Vietnam
9,889,218 97,228 115,747 112,725 1,359 7,577,482 196,786 387,035 25,674 7,434,304 335,523 438,145
21,404,430 22,261,061 330,579 337,549 395,342 402,173 277,877 287,638 23,551 25,043 14,082,520 14,973,454 782,614 795,264 1,315,914 1,329,514 87,291 87,837 13,084,486 13,951,510 842,729 864,518 1,381,944 1,447,609
2,621,516 6,377,612 6,629,386 25,904 88,075 90,060 27,115 92,192 94,178 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,681,409 6,894,565 7,347,422 81,782 327,681 332,781 80,491 273,667 276,967 0 0 0 1,752,697 3,144,538 3,374,476 166,382 425,289 432,106 146,109 438,264 444,764
LIGHT AMBER HONEY – NOT PACKAGED FOR RETAIL SALE – Argentina Australia(*) Austria Brazil Bulgaria Canada Dominican Republic Germany(*) Greece Hong Kong India Israel(*) Italy(*) Laos Mexico New Zealand(*) Pakistan Poland Spain Switzerland(*) Thailand Turkey Ukraine Uruguay Vietnam
2,674,881 1,593 43,153 790,169 1,542 53,910 124,938 243,834 738 5,472 9,994,177 1,227 9,299 39,000 249,169 244,878 475 1,980 24,286 338 1,043,540 111,600 1,136,947 597,464 7,338,620
5,172,623 5,409,428 26,256 26,582 395,418 423,986 3,505,199 3,591,199 10,140 10,663 180,756 182,013 371,820 381,330 1,318,057 1,391,905 4,441 4,592 40,698 41,040 17,201,997 18,175,019 7,560 7,792 75,006 77,270 64,350 69,908 655,421 673,017 715,075 721,356 2,898 2,908 10,575 12,321 143,711 148,558 5,628 5,803 1,745,710 1,878,249 342,240 372,240 1,951,971 2,213,677 1,322,240 1,363,731 10,501,999 11,325,897
358,064 767,731 787,478 0 0 0 20,515 183,563 195,622 18,760 90,986 93,486 0 0 0 1,306 5,378 5,578 11,501 29,010 29,324 103,924 554,808 589,255 738 4,441 4,592 0 0 0 2,244,200 4,085,122 4,320,707 0 0 0 6,543 38,991 40,598 0 0 0 111,918 321,322 330,157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,028 60,399 63,451 0 0 0 401,860 700,875 751,789 111,600 342,240 372,240 526,853 913,622 1,034,922 207,719 487,211 500,263 1,181,570 1,790,784 1,930,781
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED OR INDICATED --Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Colombia Dominican Republic France(*) Greece
132,062 8,700 3,556 19,104 2,051 84,899
309,095 38,280 23,929 100,617 21,531 144,400
318,419 39,364 24,986 103,046 22,587 152,108
55,577 0 0 0 0 25,499
134,093 0 0 0 0 49,320
136,001 0 0 0 0 50,753
5,154
67,530
72,967
1,376
18,450
18,976
18,508
116,397
123,979
6,722
42,317
46,242
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438
2,919
3,141
0
0
0
5,084
53,282
54,548
0
0
0
9,951 199,622 162,464 756 6,520 10,164 36,500 6,608 3,966 384 46,162 22,972 4,603,564 8,308
101,493 539,791 1,148,564 2,815 32,994 79,000 88,515 80,688 43,305 2,300 107,538 221,454 5,905,513 35,808
103,392 548,484 1,175,477 2,923 36,699 81,500 98,515 83,288 44,986 2,416 118,293 232,596 6,568,866 46,057
4,812 34,622 30,442 756 990 10,164 36,500 3,486 0 384 28,710 16,582 524,340 2,979
41,811 123,552 242,165 2,815 5,895 79,000 88,515 51,627 0 2,300 60,227 71,468 687,712 12,838
42,781 124,405 247,316 2,923 6,687 81,500 98,515 52,128 0 2,416 66,250 71,627 752,810 17,624
3,547 576 9,936 5,170 10,269 6,289 5,500 64,656 54,162 1,699 216 317 11,492 220,875 57,986 16,779 41,161 170,945 11,546 18,596 6,540 645,429 36,837 15,954 33,679 4,790 136,515 906 40,530 1,200 66,299 38,252 144,642
19,766 3,528 90,885 54,918 49,302 51,886 41,687 222,868 274,857 17,235 2,084 2,520 20,470 1,504,037 335,771 170,387 404,207 533,915 141,468 75,111 18,325 6,948,530 124,663 108,794 140,112 31,873 947,615 15,455 79,642 5,950 502,577 135,236 1,194,644
23,066 3,618 113,339 57,813 54,352 56,515 41,928 236,581 276,515 18,312 2,324 3,354 22,394 1,521,374 353,161 188,274 414,424 557,857 147,015 77,790 20,138 7,183,121 134,316 112,344 154,123 33,803 988,336 16,400 83,538 6,159 521,310 146,985 1,202,226
674 3,438 4,238 0 0 0 4,093 38,785 48,346 1,845 19,733 20,656 1,230 6,082 6,810 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,320 6,720 7,088 11,212 61,655 62,004 0 0 0 216 2,084 2,324 0 0 0 0 0 0 37,016 296,803 300,801 17,922 87,715 91,085 1,485 15,160 17,777 15,258 178,243 181,993 41,269 119,895 125,120 2,252 27,740 29,244 750 4,380 4,476 4,327 6,138 6,752 215,362 2,392,476 2,507,744 8,238 37,114 39,396 3,844 30,730 31,614 1,035 6,583 7,241 0 0 0 25,443 194,040 198,490 318 5,389 5,677 520 2,870 3,002 1,200 5,950 6,159 37,599 309,550 319,029 8,520 26,666 29,333 146 2,552 2,634
30,976 10,779 42 2,427
156,383 544,511 2,340 31,665
158,773 589,804 2,508 33,785
COMB AND RETAIL HONEY – Argentina Armenia Australia(*) Austria Belarus Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Cyprus Dominican Republic Egypt France(*) Germany(*) Greece Hungary India Italy(*) Mexico Moldova New Zealand(*) Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Spain Switzerland(*) Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
FLAVORED HONEY – Canada Denmark(*) France(*) Greece
21,428 0 0 1,647
55,073 0 0 18,208
55,807 0 0 18,704
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July 24, 2017 21,854 16,032 137,273 7,328 48,100 415,498 10,723 80,062 2,046 8,054
25,354 16,581 145,157 7,901 48,801 433,241 11,253 81,789 2,136 8,925
0 0 0 0 0 17,531 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 65,840 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 68,739 0 0 0 0
ORGANIC HONEY – Argentina Australia(*) Brazil Canada Dominican Republic Ethiopia(*) Greece India Italy(*) Mexico New Zealand(*) Portugal Russia Uruguay Zambia GRAND TOTAL
18,515 10,148 9,956,167 1,344,729 37,714 500 2,404 186,218 4,892 1,120,329 84,511 201 11,713 188,750 424
45,899 48,899 60,376 61,124 45,466,307 46,674,941 5,651,057 5,670,041 163,487 167,104 3,100 4,263 36,401 39,758 660,954 675,259 53,067 54,097 4,195,981 4,264,590 2,630,211 2,669,980 2,084 2,135 49,200 53,200 847,160 867,041 4,135 4,285
0 0 0 0 0 0 3,696,498 17,175,298 17,613,305 150,402 614,386 616,186 0 0 0 0 0 0 504 7,700 7,701 0 0 0 731 8,891 8,999 298,092 1,199,191 1,219,206 35,299 1,321,828 1,340,101 201 2,084 2,135 11,713 49,200 53,200 56,533 254,394 260,349 0 0 0
87,647,470 222,962,919 232,046,457
23,847,341 65,837,362 68,496,786
Notes: 1. Data Source: Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics 2. All zeroes for a data item may show that statistics exist in the other import type. Consumption or General. 3. (*) denotes a country that is a summarization of its component countries. 4. Users should use cautious interpretation on QUANTITY reports using mixed units of measure. QUANTITY line items will only include statistics on the units of measure that are equal to, or are able to be converted to, the assigned unit of measure of the grouped commodities. 5. The CIF Value is not included within the 13th month data loads. This means that the CIF Value will be zero (0) for any records that are inserted during this process. 6. Product Group : Harmonized
