Hungarian beekeepers are in big trouble, many are already considering giving up

Published 2024년 12월 13일

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Beekeeping is vital to the Hungarian, EU, and global economy, with the sector contributing around 1 billion euros in value and pollinating fruit trees, leading to increased agricultural production. The European Union is the world's largest honey producer and importer, with an annual production of 250 thousand tons and imports primarily from China and Ukraine. Hungary, with over 21 thousand apiaries and a history of beekeeping, has seen a decline in honey production due to factors like summer droughts and spring frost, although there has been a revival in recent years with tax exemptions and targeted support. The average price of honey in Hungary has decreased so far in 2024, but it is expected to increase due to higher consumption in the autumn-winter months. Hungary exports honey to countries like Italy, Germany, and France, although the value of exports has been decreasing in the past 1-2 years.

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Beekeeping is of paramount importance not only for the Hungarian economy, but also for the EU and global economy. The pollination ability of bees affects the success of fruit production, to which beekeepers thus contribute directly - the analysis of Nikoletta Szigethy-Ambrus can be read on the foundation's website. The added value of the sector amounts to approximately 1 billion euros per year, and in addition, beekeeping contributes an average of 22 billion euros to the results of European agriculture through the pollination of fruit trees. The European Union is the world's largest honey producer and importer: approximately 600 thousand beekeepers work in the Union, who operate 17 million beehives. An average of 250 thousand tons of honey, as well as beeswax, propolis, pollen and royal jelly, are produced annually. Honey production in the EU member states is as follows (Eurostat did not provide data for Belgium, Malta and the Netherlands): The data shows that most countries are ...

Source: Agronaplo