The number of hives and beekeepers in the EU has increased over the years, resulting in an increase in EU honey production of 16% between 2014 and 2018. This is one of the main conclusions of the report on the implementation of EU beekeeping programmes, published on Tuesday 17 December by the European Commission.
However, the report points out that, considering the overall profitability of the sector, “EU average prices have not increased, while production costs are increasing and import...