In 2022, honey production in Russia may grow by 9%

In 2022, honey production in Russia may grow by 9% compared to 2021 and reach 70 thousand tons against 64.2 thousand tons, the Center for Macroeconomic and Regional Analysis and Forecasting of the Russian Agricultural Bank predicts. By the end of the year, honey exports may increase by 15% to 4 thousand tons. Stabilization of honey production has been observed in our country since 2020, analysts emphasize. The leaders in honey production, according to the bank's analysts, last year were Bashkiria (5.8 thousand tons), Tatarstan (4.4 thousand tons), Altai (4.4 thousand tons) and Krasnodar (3.4 thousand tons) of the region, as well as Belgorod (2.7 thousand tons), Voronezh (1.9 thousand tons), Orenburg (1.7 thousand tons) and Oryol (1.5 thousand tons) regions. The report of the Russian Agricultural Bank notes that about 94% of honey in Russia is produced by small farms and farmers. At the same time, farmers sell about 45% of the produced honey to wholesalers and processors. The rest ...