Ian

The folowing  was taken from  http://www.apitrack.com/noticias-
198_en_news.htm
 
 
2007-03-01
 
ARGENTINA- BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE BEEKEEPERS REQUEST AN APICULTURAL 
EMERGENCY STATUS
Before a situation that the local honey producers consider worrisome, the 
beekeepers of Adolph Gonzales Chaves asked for to the municipal intendant 
to contact the provincial organism that corresponds, to declare an 
apicultural emergency, dice the thin yields in the honey harvest, that has 
been reduced remarkably; fact to which a decrease in its value is added. 
In to char it with producer and member of Center of Beekeepers of this 
city, Alberto Amoroso, extended that at the present time, the sector is 
happening through “the worse moment” with regard to honey 
production, “this happens at least in almost forty years, that is time 
that I am in this activity, where never I have had harvest so bad as this 
year, which I believe that it becomes general in all the southwest”, 
commented
2007-02-27
 
ARGENTINA- ACTUAL SITUATION OF THE HONEY MARKET
Article written by Mr. Martin Braunstein from Malka® Queens: The 
production of honey in Argentina during this season has not satisfied the 
Beekeepers expectations. Having finalized the harvest in the main zones of 
prairie, it is not listened to anybody comment about exceptional yields in 
any zone of the country. You can say that the harvest was late, below 
average and very erratic, also in areas normally with very good yields.

I believe the poor crop was weather  related
 
Hearing reports of honey being sold for .65/lb  FROM WESTERN CANADA ,hope 
no canadian beekeepers are giving their crop away.
Let's get the news out, emailed  CHC but nothing on their web site yet!
I would bet prices are going to rise substantily

Irwin Harlton

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