Benchmark inputs
Crop Almond Apple Blueberry Cherry Cranberry Cucumber / pickle Melon / watermelon Pumpkin / squash Sunflower seed Canola Other / mixed crop
Region NASS Regions 6-7 - West NASS Region 1 - Northeast NASS Region 2 - Southeast NASS Region 3 - South Central NASS Region 4 - Midwest NASS Region 5 - Mountain / Pacific Northwest
State benchmark context Use selected NASS region Alaska (AK) - NASS Region 5 - Mountain / Pacific Northwest Alabama (AL) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Arkansas (AR) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Arizona (AZ) - NASS Regions 6-7 - West California (CA) - NASS Regions 6-7 - West Colorado (CO) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest Connecticut (CT) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Delaware (DE) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Florida (FL) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Georgia (GA) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Hawaii (HI) - NASS Regions 6-7 - West Iowa (IA) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Idaho (ID) - NASS Region 5 - Mountain / Pacific Northwest Illinois (IL) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Indiana (IN) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Kansas (KS) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Kentucky (KY) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Louisiana (LA) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Massachusetts (MA) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Maryland (MD) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Maine (ME) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Michigan (MI) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Minnesota (MN) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest Missouri (MO) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Mississippi (MS) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Montana (MT) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest North Carolina (NC) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast North Dakota (ND) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest Nebraska (NE) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast New Hampshire (NH) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast New Jersey (NJ) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast New Mexico (NM) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Nevada (NV) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest New York (NY) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Ohio (OH) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Oklahoma (OK) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Oregon (OR) - NASS Region 5 - Mountain / Pacific Northwest Pennsylvania (PA) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Rhode Island (RI) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast South Carolina (SC) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast South Dakota (SD) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest Tennessee (TN) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Texas (TX) - NASS Region 3 - South Central Utah (UT) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest Virginia (VA) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Vermont (VT) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast Washington (WA) - NASS Region 5 - Mountain / Pacific Northwest Wisconsin (WI) - NASS Region 1 - Northeast West Virginia (WV) - NASS Region 2 - Southeast Wyoming (WY) - NASS Region 4 - Midwest
Hive count for total context
Source: USDA Cost of Pollination release 795775, 2025. Fallback rows are public market context and never include private HiveLinks placement or message data.
Public USDA context
Almond benchmark reference NASS Regions 6-7 - West is selected for the public USDA benchmark lookup.
Grain Regional benchmark
Reference rate $209/hive
Acre context $310/acre
Implied density 1.57 hives/acre
Confidence Direct USDA regional row
Source USDA Cost of Pollination release 795775, 2025 Reference data only. This is not an offer, bid, contract rate, payment term, or HiveLinks private marketplace rate.
