Facilitating credits for producers, as well as encouraging the production and marketing of honey, are some of the plans that the Salvadoran authorities have for the coming years.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) will implement the 2019-2028 Beekeeping Sector Policy, which was developed by the productive sector in the National Beekeeping Table, with financing from Swisscontact and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its innovation laboratory BID-LAB, informed an official source.
Mieles Joya de Cerén began exporting certified organic honey to Costa Rica, and in the coming months plans to start marketing it in Portugal and Spain.
The Salvadoran company began certification in 2017, and after analyzing 4,000 hives in 87 bee houses owned by seven national beekeepers, was able to complete the process.
Climatic factors and a fall in international prices are some of the reasons for the reduction of 50% in the volume exported in 2016 compared to the previous year.
The export value fell from $9 million in 2015 to almost $2.7 million reported in 2016.The volume exported fell from 2.5 million kilos in 2015 to 1.2 million kilos last year. In addition to drought, prices have also been affected by a decline in sales, as other countriessell honey at prices that are more competitive than El Salvador.
58% of Canadian families buy organic food at least once a week, making it an attractive market for companies producing these products.
The demand for organic food has grown in recent years both in Europe and in North America, where countries such as Germany, Switzerland, the United States and Canada are buying more and more organic food which is free of pesticides, dyes and other chemicals in order to improve their health. In Canada alone, 58% of households buy organic food at least once a week, making it an attractive market for companies producing these products.
During 2013 foreign sales of 2 thousand tons generated revenues of $6.1 million.
Data from the Ministry of Economy (Minec) reveals that in recent years Salvadoran honey has gained ground especially in the European market. During 2013 foreign sales of the product generated revenues of $6.1 million, which is 29% more than in 2012, when $4.7 million worth was sold.
The country has high quality honey but is far from competing with the big exporters like China and India.
The main destination of the 1,978 metric tons of honey produced during the 2012-13 harvest was Europe, however, this is not enough for the country to compete with major exporters such as China, Mexico or India. This amount was 536 tons more than the harvest exported during 2011-12 when 1,442 tons were sold.
The "Coffee and Honey Mayan Group" consists of five business from the Salvadoran coffee and honey sectors who together are making a joint effort to promote their products.
Elmundo.com.sv reports that "Five small and medium enterprises in the areas of coffee and honey will unite to form a consortium for a promotion that will allow them to facilitate the export of their products abroad through various joint activities, reported the Productive Chains Directorate of the Ministry of Economy (Minec). "
According to Organic Monitor many suppliers of organic products have reported a rise in sales and improved market conditions, however, this situation is not shared by all European countries. President of Organic Monitor, Amarjit Sahota, says that since 2007, the demand for organic products has been affected by the economic crisis, mainly in the UK, however countries such as Italy and Switzerland have shown a small but positive growth while the Netherlands and France reported double-digit growth. In Europe, sales of organic products have increased by between 4% and 6% annually.
The International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM in Spanish) has issued new rules to replace those previously established in 2005.
A statement from the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER) reads:
The IFOAM has published new rules to replace those previously established in 2005 and these have been approved by electronic vote of the members of the federation, a process which ended on August 5.
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