Source: FARM PROGRESS, 2/27/19


The U.S. honey industry sweetened the national economy to the tune of $4.74 billion in 2017 while creating about 22,000 jobs, according to a newly released study by the Agricultural Issues Center at the University of California-Davis. This economic output included direct effect, such as workers hired to move beehives; indirect effect, like packaging supply companies for honey products; and induced effects, the wages honey industry workers spend at local businesses, according to a news release from the UC and the National Honey Board.

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