11/02/2026
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EUROPEAN BEEKEEPING IS BEING DESTROYED AT A RAPID PACE!
According to the Mercosur agreement, up to 45,000 tons of honey will be able to enter the EU each year without customs duties, which is almost 10% of the total annual honey consumption in the EU. The EU already imports approximately 160,000 tons of honey annually from countries outside the EU, which means that the pressure on the market will be even greater.
Beekeepers in Europe produce honey according to the highest hygiene standards with the best beekeeping practices. Therefore, production costs are higher, but the quality of bee products is also higher.
Competing with imports that come from environments with lower standards and lower costs, without customs duties … this is unfair competition, this is dumping.
According to the EU Commission, almost 50% of honey on the European market is counterfeit, which represents unfair competition. We import honey without customs duties and without controls from Ukraine, and now additional honey under this agreement without customs duties and without real control...
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