Honey, in Italy production costs between 9 and 10 euros per kilo

First scientific investigation on production costs carried out by Crea Politiche e bioeconomy. The minimum yields allow production costs to be covered In Italy, producing a kilo of honey costs between 9 and 10 euros. This is stated by Honey Cost, the first survey that identifies production costs through a rigorous scientific methodology, carried out by Crea, with its Policy and Bioeconomy centre, in collaboration with the National Honey Observatory. Also created to collect other technical-managerial, productive and environmental information, the study conducted on 434 companies practicing beekeeping allows the measurement of their technical and economic sustainability and management efficiency. Production costs covered with minimum yields According to the study, honey yields per hive differ based on the farming method. If for nomadic beekeeping it is around 22 kg of honey per hive, for sedentary beekeepers it is around 12 kg. In the countries of the European Union, a series of ...