LOok at the facts. I believe that in 1996 there was a 66% increase in one
year
. If this is correct the 1996 imported honey was 353,978,400 lbs.and at
only
 $.60 per lb means that $212,387,040 was paid to foreign honey producers.
With that tonnage the importer/packers could pay $.01 per pound and fund
their own packer honey board with $3,539,784.00 per year. just with the
 assesment on imported honey. Why can't we try and keep more of this
 honey/money at home in the US.
 
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> Date: Saturday, March 07, 1998 8:07 AM
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> >Hello Walter Patton:
>
> The USDA Agricultural Statistics 1997 provides those totals only until
> 1995. And they are (in 1,000 gallons):
>
> 1995  17,770 x1,000 =17,770,000 gallons = 213,240,000 lbs.
> 1994   18,342
> 1993   19,481
> 1992   18,632
> 1991   18,514
>
> You may want to access the USDA home page at http://www.usda.gov/
>
> and look for more recent statistics.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> Kornelia Tancheva
>
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> >Name: walter patton
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> >Question: imported honey totals for last five years.
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