Export of Russian honey increased by 60%

According to the Federal Customs Service, according to the results of the first half of the year, Russia sent abroad 1.5 thousand tons of natural honey, which is 60% more than in the same period last year (938 tons). In value terms, exports amounted to $ 2.3 million - 29% higher than in January-June 2020, according to the Agroexport center subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture. The largest buyers of Russian honey for the reporting period were Belarus ($ 470 thousand), Poland ($ 330 thousand), China ($ 273 thousand), Kazakhstan ($ 245 thousand) and Ukraine ($ 158 thousand). In addition, for the first time honey was sent to Vietnam ($ 105 thousand). In 2020, Russia supplied 2.3 thousand tons of natural honey to foreign markets (+ 18% compared to 2019). “In the former Soviet republics, the death of bees has been observed for several years, which strikes not only the volume of honey produced, but also its assortment,” said Andrei Dalnov, head of the Rosselkhozbank Center for ...