2024-03-12 05:32:54
New Delhi: Do you know which country exports the most honey in the world? The answer is New Zealand. This small country exported honey worth 333.34 million dollars i.e. about Rs 275 crore in 2022. According to Honey Source, New Zealand’s share in the world’s natural honey export is about 12 percent. New Zealand is the only country in the world to export Manuka honey. Bees make this honey from a special type of flower. Many types of medicinal properties are found in it. For this reason, it is in great demand in many countries around the world. It is sold quite expensive. In India, its 350 gram pack costs around Rs 4,000. Manuka honey accounts for 82 percent of New Zealand’s total earnings from honey exports. China is second after New Zealand in terms of honey export. China exports honey worth about $229.6 million annually. China produces 500,000 tons of honey annually. One fourth of the total honey production in the world is produced in China. Argentina is at number three in this list. This country exported honey worth $179.5 million in 2020. This country exports about 75,000 tonnes of honey annually. Argentine honey is considered of high quality. European countries Germany and Ukraine are also among the top five honey exporting countries. After this comes Spain, Brazil and Hungary.
honey production in india
India is at number nine in this list. India exported honey worth $87.56 million in 2020. According to the National Bee Board, India produced more than 1,55,000 tonnes of honey in the financial year 2021-22. In India, maximum honey is produced in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, honey is produced the most in Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Siddharth Nagar and Basti. Honey is produced in Kheda, Anand and Vadodara in Gujarat, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar in Punjab, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur and Samastipur in Bihar and Ujjain, Indore and Dewas in Madhya Pradesh.