> explain to customers why cheap honey around > $1.00 a pound in drums is likely from outside the USA. There is a more general rule of thumb that applies here: Food from China, that isn't Chinese food, isn't FOOD at all! Here's the story of the day on that subject from the Chicago Tribune: http://tinyurl.com/4rzyj4 or http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-coffee-recall_satsep27,0, 1265148.story But the specific answer to your question can be found in the "price per ton" data. Excel Spreadsheets, including 2007 data: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Sugar/Data.htm For data from 2006 and earlier: http://apitrack.com/noticias/honeyreport052006prices_en_open.htm The 2006 data above may be much easier to use, in that it shows prices paid for each nation's honey, in prices per ton. **************************************************** * General Information About BEE-L is available at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm * ****************************************************