Iran: Annual honey production in West Azarbaijan expected to exceed 32,000 tons

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, it is expected that annual honey production will reach over 32,000 tons in West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, in the current Iranian calendar year, which ends on March 20, 2024.Saying that the average production of each modern beehive is 17 kilograms and of native beehive is 5.5 kilograms, Khosro Shahbazi, the head of the province’s Agriculture Department, said that there are more than 1,345,000 beehives in the province, of which 110,471 are native beehives and the rest are modern.The official has announced that 30,000 tons of honey was produced in the province during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20).He said that about 24 percent of honey produced in the country is produced in this province, and in addition to consumption in domestic markets, part of it is also exported to the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf.West Azarbaijan is one of the provinces with a pleasant climate with green plains and ...