From a good friend....... who knows.....

Perhaps there is finally some good news that we heard about last night.  
USDA estimates that there are 30 million pounds of white honey left in the 
US currently, and estimates put Canada at around 25 million pounds.  This 
being said, European retail prices for honey have just increased by 25%.  
With only 55 million pounds of white honey left in the world, the prices 
should be up drastically very soon.  The next “white honey” crop will not 
be available for almost half a year.  This means that there is roughly 20% 
of the honey that was used in the first 6 months left available.  Should 
help prices sooner than we thought!

What  about the Argentina crop

Yes, Argentina does produce some white honey, as does China and Austrailia 
and so on.  Primarily speaking, North America produces the majority of the 
worlds white honey as Argentina produces a lot that is ELA or Amber.  Many 
beekeepers that we have talked to from Argentina are saying they have been 
getting 80mm honey this year.  By comparison, I don’t know if this is 
normal, darker, or lighter than usual.  

irwin

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