Spain imports more honey of questionable quality than ever; China regains its leadership as the main country of origin

During the first quarter of 2024, Spain has imported more “low-cost” honey (or of dubious quality) than ever. The latest report prepared by the technical services of the COAG beekeeping sector confirms this: between January and April 2024, Spanish operators acquired a total of 13,653 tons of honey (2,153 tons more than in the same quarter of 2023). "We are facing the highest first quarter of imports of low-priced honey in recent years, as reflected in the historical data, and yet the packaging industries tell us that there are hardly any operations with Spanish milflores honey for lower demand. The data kills the story of commercial operators,” said Pedro Loscertales, head of the beekeeping sector at COAG. The main conclusions of the analysis: China slightly overtakes Portugal as the main supplier country for Spanish industry. Our industry purchased a total of 3,164 tons of honey from Chinese operators (23.2% of total imports), during the first four months of the year, at an ...