Honey: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $2.76 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $1.85 at volume, on a typical 21-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $2.76 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $2.67 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $2.30 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $2.20 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $2.00 |
| 100,000+ units | $1.85 |
What moves the price
For honey, the drivers are filtration grade, airflow resistance, electrostatic charge, material layer count, roll width, DEXRON/MERCON spec, friction modifier package, viscosity — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US bulk honey pricing is driven mainly by floral source/color grade, whether the honey is raw or filtered, and whether it is packed in 60 lb pails versus 55-gallon drums. Bee Culture’s regional report and USDA/AMS market reporting show bulk extracted honey mostly trading around the low-to-mid $2/lb range for drums, while supplier pages for raw wildflower, clover, and filtered honey in 5-gallon pails sit higher at smaller lots. For realistic sourcing, the best routes are domestic beekeepers/packers for 60 lb pails and drums, or import/landed wholesale for large industrial volumes; custom-printed retail-style packaging is not typical at these weight tiers.
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