Exports: Honey

U.S. exports of Honey decreased 14.72 percent through August to $16.58 million.

Top markets Honey

Total:

EXPORT to Excel:
Unavailable, check our plans to know more.

Honey by port

Total:

EXPORT to Excel:
Unavailable, check our plans to know more.

U.S. exports of Honey decreased 14.72 percent through August to $16.58 million

The category ranked 956 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 949 for the last full year with a total value of $26.34 million, a $733,924, 2.71 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 South Korea, No. 3 Philippines, No. 4 Hong Kong and No. 5 Barbados. The leading markets were No. 1 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 2 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port of Long Beach, No. 4 Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, WA and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 South Korea, No. 3 Philippines, No. 4 Taiwan and No. 5 Trinidad and Tobago. The leading markets were No. 1 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, WA, No. 4 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI and No. 5 Champlain Border Crossing, NY.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY fell 32.62 percent compared to last year to $2.39 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 24.58 percent compared to last year to $2.14 million.
  • Port of Long Beach rose 208.07 percent compared to last year to $1.9 million.
  • Blaine / Surrey Border Crossing, WA fell 18.98 percent compared to last year to $1.52 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 37.56 percent compared to last year to $1.32 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign markets:

  • U.S. export to No. 1 Canada decreased $2.07 million, 17.76 percent, (57.96 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 South Korea decreased $1.14 million, 41.76 percent, (9.62 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 Philippines decreased $338,066, 26.26 percent, (5.73 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Hong Kong increased $584,346, 250.92 percent, (4.93 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 Barbados increased $67,062, 25.59 percent, (1.99 percent market share).

All totaled, 80.22 percent of all these Honey exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $13.3 million of the $16.58 million total.

All totaled, 55.98 percent of all these Honey exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $9.28 million of the $16.58 million total.