YANGON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — Myanmar exported greater than 1,000 metric tons of honey value over 1.76 million U.S. {dollars} inside 5 months within the April-Aug. interval this 12 months, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI) informed Xinhua on Tuesday.
The nation exports honey largely to Japan and South Korea, U Soe Naing, director on the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department beneath the MOALI, informed Xinhua on Tuesday, saying that the United States, Thailand, and China additionally order honey from Myanmar.
The Southeast Asian nation expects to spice up producing incomes from honey export in accordance with the Good Beekeeping Practice (GBP).
“We inspect the beekeeping together with the field inspection teams in line with the GBP. It is expected to earn more if we produce honey as per the GBP standards,” he stated.
The honey might be free from contamination by antibiotic residues when the method is carried out beneath good beekeeping strategies. Countries have varied standardizations for antibiotic residues in honey; some do not permit involvement of the antibiotic residues within the honey, he added.
Myanmar’s exported animal merchandise, together with honey, had been valued at 2.315 million U.S. {dollars} in the course of the April-July interval of the 2023-24 Financial Year, confirmed the info from the Ministry of Commerce.
The nation exports agricultural, animal, marine, minerals, and forest merchandise, in addition to manufactured items.