Egypt: Exporting 10,456 honey bee parcels to Saudi Arabia

Al-Qaseer, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, said that 11 shipments with a total of 10,456 honey bee parcels have been exported since the decision to lift the ban and resume the export of Egyptian honey bees to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where the exported packages are examined by the Plant Protection Research Institute, pointing out that there are none in Egypt. African, Asian or European cross bees. The Minister of Agriculture praised the efforts made by the General Authority for Veterinary Services in cooperation with the Agricultural Research Center and the Central Administration for Foreign Agricultural Relations to meet the requests and requirements of the Saudi side through quarantine procedures and control work on the honey bee production system and the resumption of export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Al-Qusair stressed that the Egyptian apiaries are subject to periodic examination and the application of production requirements, and it is not allowed to ...