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Armenia exports little honey despite high demand in EU
16:30 * 25.08.14
Despite its high demand on the EU market, the export of the Armenian
honey turns out to be considerably low.
Speaking to Tert.am, a spokesperson for the Agriculture Ministry's
State Food Security Service said that they have not received any
export requests from manufacturers so far. "There have been a couple
of cases when just a few kilograms of [honey] was exported for
personal use, but no company has so far applied for export," Armine
Sukiasyan explained.
Armenia, which has been included in the list of the countries eligible
to deliver products abroad, can now freely export its honey to the EU
member states. On August 21, the EU Commission approved the
corresponding documents submitted by the Service back in 2013.
Artyom Mikaelyan, a deputy head of the bee-keeping company Honey Town,
says he expects the export to expand Armenia's honey market. "If we
are able to fully secure the export to Europe, bee-keeping will
develop at rapid paces, threefold increasing the bee-keepers' number
and contributing to the eradication of poverty, especially in villages
and border regions," he said.
Mikaelyan added that a certificate which Armenia has received from the
EU allows also for the export of bee wax, bee glue and bee milk.
"We have got a contract with Germany, so we are going to export the
first batch of bee glue," he noted.
Asked about the competitiveness of the product, Mikaelyan said he
knows that the Armenian honey is competitive in the EU.
He added that the company is planning to organize a
festival-exhibition as part of the first ever pan-Armenian conference
of bee-keepers next month. The event, set to take place from September
12 to 14, will bring together bee-keepers from different countries to
consider the existing problems in the sector and possibilities of
using the necessary technologies to promote the bee products' export
to Europe.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/08/25/honey-export/
16:30 * 25.08.14
Despite its high demand on the EU market, the export of the Armenian
honey turns out to be considerably low.
Speaking to Tert.am, a spokesperson for the Agriculture Ministry's
State Food Security Service said that they have not received any
export requests from manufacturers so far. "There have been a couple
of cases when just a few kilograms of [honey] was exported for
personal use, but no company has so far applied for export," Armine
Sukiasyan explained.
Armenia, which has been included in the list of the countries eligible
to deliver products abroad, can now freely export its honey to the EU
member states. On August 21, the EU Commission approved the
corresponding documents submitted by the Service back in 2013.
Artyom Mikaelyan, a deputy head of the bee-keeping company Honey Town,
says he expects the export to expand Armenia's honey market. "If we
are able to fully secure the export to Europe, bee-keeping will
develop at rapid paces, threefold increasing the bee-keepers' number
and contributing to the eradication of poverty, especially in villages
and border regions," he said.
Mikaelyan added that a certificate which Armenia has received from the
EU allows also for the export of bee wax, bee glue and bee milk.
"We have got a contract with Germany, so we are going to export the
first batch of bee glue," he noted.
Asked about the competitiveness of the product, Mikaelyan said he
knows that the Armenian honey is competitive in the EU.
He added that the company is planning to organize a
festival-exhibition as part of the first ever pan-Armenian conference
of bee-keepers next month. The event, set to take place from September
12 to 14, will bring together bee-keepers from different countries to
consider the existing problems in the sector and possibilities of
using the necessary technologies to promote the bee products' export
to Europe.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/08/25/honey-export/