SD ranks second in the nation for honey production
South Dakota ranks second in nation for honey production; 2012 crop totals 17 million pounds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Honey production in South Dakota last year totaled 17 million pounds, the second-most in the nation behind North Dakota.
The Agriculture Department says South Dakota production from producers with five or more colonies was up 3 percent over the year.
Prices for the 2012 crop averaged $1.94 per pound, up from $1.70 in 2011. The total value of the state's honey crop was $33 million, up 18 percent over the year.
North Dakota's honey production last year totaled 34.2 million pounds.
