The harvest is normalized throughout Spain while more honey is brought from abroad than ever

Published 2024년 7월 16일

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In the first four months of 2024, Spain imported a record 13,653 tons of low-cost honey, primarily from China and Portugal, despite low demand for local milflores honey. The report notes significant triangulation of Chinese honey through Portugal. Spain's spring honey harvest has normalized after years of drought, with regional variations: Aragon and Andalusia had uneven yields, while Castilla-La Mancha and parts of Castilla y León saw normal or above-average results. Severe droughts in the Valencian Community and Region of Murcia negatively affected their orange blossom honey harvests.

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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, and yet, the packaging industries tell us that there are hardly any operations with Spanish milflores honey due to lower demand. The data kills the story of commercial operators,” said Pedro Loscertales, head of the beekeeping sector at COAG. China slightly overtakes Portugal as the main supplier country for Spanish industry. Our industry purchased a total of 3,164 tons of honey from Chinese operators (23.2% of total imports), during the first four months of the year, at an average price of €1.13/kg. Portugal is the second largest supplier by volume to our industry. ...

Source: Campocyl