Sweet Harvest Foods Q4 2025 Honey Market Report

Key Takeaways:

Honey imports from India reached a record 200M lbs in 2025, 13% more than 2024 (per National Honey Board)
Higher demand for organic honey from Mexico is seen due to high US tariff rates on Brazil
The European market is showing increased demand for Brazilian honey, pressuring raw material prices
Imports from Vietnam were about 55M lbs through November 2025 (per NHB), with increased demand for filtered honey expected in 2026
The Indian government extended the Minimum Export Price on honey through March 2026

US Retail sales of honey grew about 10% in 2025 to a record 271M lbs and $1.5B in sales per Circana
US Foodservice honey volume among broadline distributors grew 7.7% for the year ending November 2025, with growth driven by Chain Restaurants and Non-Commercial (Circana SupplyTrack)
Nate’s Hives became the largest beekeeper in the US, managing more than 120 thousand honey bee colonies (nateshives.com)
A honey-producing stingless bee in the Amazon region of Peru became the first insect in the world to be granted legal rights, giving them similar status as people and companies
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported a honey authenticity rate of 88% for testing conducted during 2023-2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected an industry challenge and affirmed that Critical Circumstance payments are due from honey importers
The US Department of Commerce delayed the timing for issuance of final Anti-Dumping rates for POR2 until June/July 2026
Honey exporters in India reached a settlement with US beekeepers to remove India from the POR3, covering the period from June 2024 to May 2025

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