Italy risks running out of honey, peak production and import are at stake
Honey
Italy
Published Sep 16, 2021
Tridge summary
National production has collapsed in some regions by up to 95% and imports are also suffering, on which 85% of Italian packaging depends. Thus, according to data released by Fai, the Federation of Italian beekeepers of Confagricoltura, Italy risks running out of honey. Climate change and price speculation, given the low supply, hit hard on the hives.
Original content
Orange honey cleared in Sicily Let's start with the internal decline. In regions such as Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna honey production records a 95% decline. In Lombardy alone, from the lack of acacia production, the damage suffered exceeds 30 million euros: on average a hive has produced between 500 g / 1 kg against 20 kg in previous years. A critical issue that has also affected the territories of southern honey with the production of orange honey almost eliminated in many areas of Sicily and Puglia and an average production of less than 50%, as well as for the honey of sulla. On balance, therefore, the 2021 beekeeping year is destined to be remembered as the most critical of recent decades. Thermal shocks and compromised blooms The climatic conditions had seriously compromised the spring production of dandelions and cherry trees, with also the almost total loss of acacia honey production, due to a strongly unfavorable climate of climatic changes, low temperatures and unexpected ...
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