Iranian honey exports earn $3 million in 8 months

Published 2022년 1월 22일

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From March 21 to November 21 of the current year, Iran exported 1,080 tons of honey, valued at 860 billion rials ($3 million), to countries such as China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Germany, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iraq, and Lebanon. The country's annual honey production is around 115,000 tons, with a export capacity of 5,000 to 10,000 tons. The majority of the honey is from multiple plant sources, and the industry employs around 100,000 people. Iran is the world's fourth largest honey producer and fourth largest owner of honeybee colonies, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The country is developing mandatory standards for honey production to increase quality and prevent fake honey from the market.

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EghtesadOnline: A total of 1,080 tons of honey worth 860 billion rials ($3 million) were exported from Iran during the current Iranian year’s first eight months (March 21-Nov. 21), according to the director of Agriculture Ministry’s Apiculture Expansion Project. “The main export destinations for Iranian honey are China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Germany, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iraq and Lebanon,” Hossein Akbarpour was quoted as saying by IRNA.“Iranian bee farmers produce close to 115,000 tons of honey per year and our annual export capacity is between 5,000 and 10,000 tons. About 60% of the honey produced in the county are from multiple plant sources and 40% are from single plant sources.”Akbarpour noted that on average, 10.27 kilograms of honey are produced from each hive.“Estimates show more than 3.5 tons of royal jelly will be produced by the end of the current [fiscal] year [March 20]. The export of the product was banned two ...

Source: Eghtesadonline.com