Spain imports more honey of questionable quality than ever

Published 2024년 7월 16일

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In early 2024, Spain imported a record 13,653 tons of low-cost honey, with China as the main supplier, followed closely by Portugal. Despite a normal spring honey harvest, local demand for milflores honey remains low, with significant Chinese honey triangulation through Portugal. Key Spanish provinces purchasing cheap honey include Valencia, Salamanca, and Seville. Harvest conditions vary, with some regions facing drought-induced poor yields while others recover. Additionally, the 2023 orange blossom harvest is significantly below average due to severe drought, particularly in Murcia and the Valencian Community, with The Rioja experiencing irregular yields.

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China regains its leadership as the main origin. The packaging industries of Salamanca and Valencia repeat as main destinations. During the first four months of 2024, Spain has imported more “low-cost” honey 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 narrative of commercial operators,” stated Pedro Loscertales, head of the beekeeping sector at COAG. The main conclusions of the analysis: In our country, the spring honey harvest recovers normal values (20kg on average per hive), after three campaigns marked by a ...

Source: Cuaderno Agrario