Iran Exports $5.6 Million Honey in One Year: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran exported 1,469 tons of high-quality honey, valued at $5.6 million, in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023 to March 19, 2024), an official said.
Speaking on the occasion of the National Day of Honey, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Livestock Productions Affairs Mohammad Ebrahim Hassannejad pointed to the boom in the production of honey bee products including royal gel, wax, propolis, pollen and also bee venom which all have more added value than the honey itself and added that beekeepers have shown interest in increasing activities in the beekeeping industry, IMNA reported.
He went on to say that 121,000 tons of honey were produced in the country last year and noted that in addition, over 10kg of honey bee’ venom, more than 9,000 royal gels, over 885 tons of pollen and 183 tons of propolis were produced in the bee breeding units of the country in this period.
According to the latest statistics of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Iran stood in the 4th rank in terms of bee colonies and also third rank in the world in honey production terms.
FAO also said that 2.150 million tons of honey is annually produced worldwide.