Spain: The spring honey harvest in the province of Jaén does not reach a quarter of normal production

Published Jun 9, 2021

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The honey harvest in Jaén, Spain, has been severely affected by the scarcity of rains and atypical weather, resulting in only a quarter of the normal honey production. The situation has led to increased prices, which are not covering production costs. The season has been disappointing, with some beekeepers experiencing no honey production at all. There is hope for a better summer campaign, given recent good weather conditions. The article also mentions the recent regulations that require the indication of the place of origin on the label for honey made from hives in different countries.

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JAÉN, Jun 9 (EUROPA PRESS) - COAG has reported that the scarce rains during the winter and spring, in addition to an atypical weather, have made the honey harvest in the province of Jaén, especially in the Sierra de Andújar, almost non-existent, just a quarter of the normal production. The head of beekeeping at COAG Jaén, Tomás Torralba, has assured that "in the mountains it has been very bad" obtaining, in the best case, two or three kilos of honey per hive, when the normal would be ten or 12 kilos. In other cases, the hives have not even been touched. Quite a few beekeepers have had to dedicate a lot of work to making swarms to recover the losses, with which the spring campaign, which is collected in late May, or the rosemary campaign in early April, is lost for them. Hopes are now pinned on the summer campaign, since for the moment the forecasts are good, after the last rains, if the weather does not change as it has happened on other occasions. In addition to this situation, ...

Source: europapress