Vietnam - US new technical barrier hinders local honey exports

Many Central Highlands-based companies exporting honey to the US have, over the last few months, been affected by the latter’s recent decision to apply a new limit on the carbenzamin content in honey products shipped to the country.

According to many exporters, carbenzamin is a chemical contained in the pesticide used to protect rubber and cashew trees, which provide a large source of honey for the local bee-raising sector, against moulds.

The new limit on the chemical is in fact a technical barrier, which has adversely affected the honey harvest of farmers, they said.

The US currently accounts for nearly 90 per cent of their total honey export turnovers.

Only around 1,000 tons of honey has been shipped to the US so far this year, while the figures in previous years were between 4,000 and 5,000 tons, a sales representative of the Dak Lak-based Dakhoney JSC said.

Local exporters have built up an unsold inventory of more than 2,000 tons.

Tuoi Tre

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