Vietnam has been allowed to export honey to the European Union (EU) since March 2013, but its shipments to the market account for a small proportion of the country’s total honey exports.
Commercial beekeeping has become popular. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Vietnamhas been allowed to export honey to the European Union (EU) since March 2013,but its shipments to the market account for a small proportion of the country’stotal honey exports.
The information was heard at a seminarin Ho Chi Minh City on November 1 where participants discussed ways to maintainand expand markets for Vietnamese honey in the EU.
The seminar was hosted by the VietnamSanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPSVietnam) with the assistance of the European Trade Policy and InvestmentSupport Project (EU-MUTRAP).
By September 15, Vietnam exportedaround 29,000 tonnes of honey, of which only 1,469 tonnes was shipped to the EU.
The Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development has carried out numerous restructuring programmes in order toimprove the quality and value of agricultural products.
However, to help honey gain afirm foothold in the EU market, it is necessary to improve breeding,preservation and packing processes, participants said.
They asked enterprises to raiseawareness about promoting their products and improving Vietnamese honey brands.
Dinh Quyet Tam, Vice President ofthe Vietnam Beekeepers’ Association, proposed Vietnam solve quality challengesin honey production and processing, including moisture, yeast, feed residue andhoney colour.
He advised enterprises andexporters to grasp market trends to meet European consumers’ taste.-VNA
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Commercial beekeeping has become popular. (Photo: VNA) 
