*FYI* From the sci.agric.news group for those who are interested in such things that you won't find in your local newspaper or bee papers. ---------------------------------------- SIOUX HONEY ASSOCIATION FINAL EARNINGS ON 1996 HONEY POOL On August 4, 1997 the Sioux Honey Association a CO-OP of honey producers who market honey nation wide under the SUE BEE and AUNT SUE labels announced their final earning for the 1996 crop. They represent the largest pool of honey produced and marketed in the US and they have two major honey packing plants located in Southern California and Sioux City Iowa. Returns to producers represent what is left after all the costs of packing, selling, and shipping have been paid. A percentage of the honey producers returns are held back and invested in the company and is returned when the producer retires from the company. Membership is open to US producers only, and to be a member requires the production of the types of honey that are marketed by the association. What was left for the honey producer members of SIOUX HONEY ASSOCIATION: Sue Bee Bottlegrade Base Price $.8608 (USA $$) (Average Bonus for Color & Moisture) .0322 ((this is the Clover, Orange and ------ high quality table honey's)) $.8930 Aunt Sue Bottlegrade $.8508 (Average Bonus)((this is the high .0096 quality darker, or western type honey)) ------ $.8604 Pool #3 $.8308 ((darker Industrial use Honey)) Special Pool ((darker Industrial use $.8208 Honey such as TALLOW tree honey)) Pool #4 ((honey you would not want $.5000 to eat, melter, or high moisture)) BEESWAX Choice Wax $2.3749 Light Wax $2.3249 Dark Wax $2.2749 All Sioux Bee honey producers honey is regularly checked for adulteration and farm chemicals and if found is returned at the members expense and regulatory authorities are notified. A Sioux Bee member pays two or three times for honey promotion, they pay the government as producers, as packers, and pay to promote their own products with the only honey packer national advertising of honey. Sioux Honey is the #1 US quality and wholesale price leader and other large packers can only compete with lower price and using cheeper imported honey. Sioux Bee has one small producer in Mexico and exports packed honey world wide. ttul, the OLd Drone (c) Permission is granted to freely copy this document in any form, or to print for any personal use. (w)Opinions are not necessarily facts. Use at own risk. 081297 --- ~ QMPro 1.53 ~ http://suebee.com (HONEY LOVERS INFORMATION)