Argentine honey exports: their impact on world honey trade (Part I)

摘要

I am sure that the Argentine honey situation is a very hot topic among both American and Canadian beekeepers. Most US beekeepers blame Argentine honey exports for dramatically reducing the price they get, and they are right. During 1997 Argentina became - for the first time in beekeeping history - the world's largest honey exporter. We shipped over 154 million pounds abroad, while China exported only 106 million pounds. During 1998 Argentina stepped back to the second place when we exported 150 million pounds, while China exported almost 164 million pounds.