Argentina: So far this year, the export price of honey has fallen between 20% and 30% compared to 2023

The Bioerconomy Secretariat published the most recent statistics on the Argentine honey export market, and the figures show that, although the sector has been overcoming the productive debacle that was expected after the great drought of 2023, the prices achieved by the product in the first four months of 2024 are not encouraging at all. Although 8.8% more honey was exported between January and April of this year than in the same months of 2023 (25,775.1 tons versus 23,683.4 the previous year), prices do not seem to keep up with this growth. According to INDEC data, in January a ton of honey cost 31.8% less than in January 2023 ($2,046.9 versus $3,003.2); In February it cost 24.3% less than in that same month in the previous period (2,094.6 dollars against 2,768); In March that number seemed to recover, reaching just 19.1% less than in March 2023 ($2,167.7 versus 2,680.2); But in April the drop was pronounced again, being 25.4% lower than in 2023 ($2,137.7 versus 2,864.9). Taking ...