COAG requests a rescue plan for the Spanish beekeeping sector before the technical bankruptcy of 50% of the farms

Published 2023년 5월 18일

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The 2023 honey harvest in Spain is projected to be reduced by 85% due to drought, with rosemary and thyme honey and orange blossom honey expected to suffer the most. The situation is leading to uncertainty and significant financial losses for beekeepers, with some forced to quit the activity. The government's aid for the sector is seen as insufficient by COAG, and there is concern about the future of beekeeping, with a growing number of beekeepers needing to find other sources of income. The article provides region-specific outlooks, indicating a grim situation with limited potential for normal harvests and increased costs.

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The absence of rain cuts the estimates of the honey harvest by 85% for 2023. Rosemary and thyme honey is practically lost and orange blossom honey will be reduced by half. Uncertainty and unaffordable losses due to drought mark the 2023 beekeeping campaign. COAG's beekeeping sector forecasts, with information collected from the main producing CCAAs, point to a "terrible campaign" that will not exceed 15% of a normal harvest. The harvest of rosemary and thyme honey is practically considered lost and that of orange blossom will be reduced by half compared to the average of recent years. “Ahead of us we have broom honey and eucalyptus, whose production is always uncertain and unrepresentative of the total spring production. In addition, the production of pollen has also been very low", has advanced Pedro Loscertales, responsible for the beekeeping sector of COAG. Among the factors that have had the greatest impact is the severe drought. The cost of food has skyrocketed in spring due ...

Source: Agronoticias