The Beekeepers Union expects Egypt's exports of honey and parcels to reach $300 million

Published 2023년 5월 23일

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The head of the Arab Beekeepers' Union, Fathi Behairy, reported that Egypt's honey exports, including beehives, reached around $300 million in 2023, with similar figures in 2022. The exports consist of about 12,000 tons of honey, with 20% being exported and the rest for the local market. The main importers of Egyptian honey are Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. The industry is facing high operating costs and wages, but efforts are being made to maintain high export volumes. Plans are underway to expand the European market for Egyptian honey. The Ministry of Agriculture is also supporting the sector by offering honey-related products to companies and trade names at exhibitions.
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Fathi Behairy, head of the Arab Beekeepers' Union, suggested that Egypt's exports of packages (beehives) and packaged honey amounted to about $300 million during the current year. Behairy confirmed to Al-Mal that Egypt's exports of beehives and honey recorded approximately the same value during 2022, an increase of about $50 million over the previous year, while packaged honey increased by 300 tons, to record 3400 during 2022, compared to 3100 in 2021 and 2500 in 2021. 2020. While parcel exports declined slightly in 2022 to one million and 200 thousand cells instead of one million and 250 thousand in 2021. Buhairi pointed out that the current year is witnessing many challenges, most notably the high operating costs, wages and production inputs for the owners of companies and apiaries, but the aim is to maintain a high and satisfactory export volume of honey. He explained that the most prominent countries importing honey from Egypt are Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. ...
Source: Almalnews

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