Export of honey from Ningbo rebounds
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 02 September 2014 09:32
Recently, an order of 10 tons of honey produced by a honey company in Ningbo has been shipped to Saudi Arabia after on-site inspection and risk monitoring by Yuyao Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. This is the first time after a five-year period for Ningbo’s honey product to be exported to Saudi Arabian market.
In 2012, Ningbo imported 1175.2 tons of honey, with a total export value of US$2.734 million, setting a record for the past five years. Then there came a downturn when in 2013, the import volume stood only at 508.4 tons, with a value of US$1.17 million. Since the beginning of 2014, honey production enterprises in Ningbo have made great efforts to expanding overseas markets while further improving the quality of their products, and the imports of honey have returned to the rising path. In the first seven months of this year, 734.3 tons of honey products were exported from Yuyao County, where most of Ningbo’s honey production enterprises are located, with a total value of over US$1.8 million. The export of honey has shown a strong rebound.
Since the beginning of 2014, Ningbo has endeavored to actively implement the industrial model of “exporters + specialized cooperatives + beekeepers”, strictly monitor the quality of honey products and reduce the export risks. As a result, orders from old clients and new orders have both increased. By the end of July, Ningbo’s honey products have been exported to such new international markets as the South Africa, Japan, Australia, Bahrain and Brunei.
