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OZ: Price sours honey for the Warwick region’s apiarists
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Juanse Barros <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:26:50 -0400
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Price sours honey for the Warwick region’s apiarists
http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/price-sours-honey-beekeeping-apiarists/1905342/

HONEY prices are the toughest issue facing the region's apiarists, says Ray
Clarke, chairman of the Warwick branch of the Queensland Beekeepers
Association.

Most beekeepers needed a minimum of $3.50 a kilogram to break even, but the
honey market was struggling thanks to a high Australian dollar, imported
honey and a large domestic supply.

"At the moment we're getting anywhere from $3.05 to $3.20/kg and our
production costs are s

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