With the US market leaping into the lead as New Zealand’s largest consumer of mānuka honey, we ask some of the country’s largest honey exporters, along with the UMF Honey Association (UMFHA) who promotes Kiwi beekeepers’ most valuable product, what is driving the growth and if it is likely to continue.

As a years-long honey glut diminishes from storage around New Zealand, and beekeepers report a below average – or certainly no-better-than-average – national crop this summer, sentiment is strong that honey prices to its producers will be on the up. While it might be time for many beekeepers to finally recover from years of below-cost-of-production sales, some are advocating for turning the focus towards building a sustainable industry for all. With no publicly shared data on

While the New Zealand Honey industry bandies about vast ranges for potential honey inventory volumes, Bruce Roscoe explores how...

Where Comvita goes, many beekeepers go, and when they cancelled supply contracts with beekeepers in 2021-22 it sent some out of business...

A new section where honey buyers offer their commentary on the markets, and where honey producers and buyers can connect...

Now, as much as ever, the issue of capturing maximum value for New Zealand’s range of honey varieties is front of industry discussions...

Beekeepers hoping for increases in honey prices offered up by buyers in the coming season were given little hope during a recent meeting...

While the honey industry continues to work through several years of honey stores, MPI reports a reduction in the main method of moving it...

You might have seen it, unlabelled honey at the roadside stall or on the local Facebook market place...

Last month we detailed the manuka-focused sections of an enlightening conversation between three honey marketers from the Apiculture New...