The European Union imports thousands of tons of honey from China that's often counterfeit

Published 2024년 6월 6일

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In 2020, Germany's self-sufficiency in honey was only 42% as it imported 64,427 tons, nearly twice the amount produced domestically. The European Union, including Germany, also struggled with the quality and origin of imported honey, especially from China. Despite being the third largest supplier to the EU, China ranked sixth in honey imports to Germany. Ukraine, Argentina, and Mexico were the leading suppliers to the German market. Concerns were raised about the quality of Chinese honey, with research showing that a significant portion contained artificial added sugar. The quality of honey imports from the UK and Turkey was also questioned, with impure samples accounting for 100% and 93% respectively.

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As reported by the Agrarheute portal, Germany alone imported a total of 64,427 tons of honey last year. However, domestic production amounted to only half of the imported volume - according to the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, production in domestic apiaries amounted to 33,761 thousand. tone. In the case of honey, Germany's self-sufficiency is only 42%. However, Germans have the same problem as Poles with imported honey. It is often impossible to precisely determine its origin, and honey imported into the country often turns out to be adulterated. According to the findings of the European Commission, three quarters of honey imported from China contained artificial added sugar. Huge amounts of honey enter the EU According to Eurostat, last year the European Union imported 163.7 thousand. tons of honey. More than 1/3 of the honey supplied to the EU (over 60,000 tonnes) comes from China. Ukraine came second (45.8 thousand tons, 28 percent share in imports). Third place was ...

Source: Farmer.pl