http://www.noticiasapicolas.com.ar/venderonovender.htm

Translation:

To sell or not to sell, esa es la pregunta?

The variation in production in the Argentinian Republic makes that honey
prices keep on rising.
In march the honey price open at A$6.9+vat, with given transaction at
A$7.15+vat in some regions.
In Chile and Uruguay the harvest won't be much.

Yet the balance of 2007-2008 season is not close, but everyone interview
consider that this will be the worst season in 11 years. Remember that some
said that this would be a record year.
Based on SAGPyA in january 2008 export were of 3692 tons for about US$7
millons FOB. This represented a decrease of 45.8% in volumen and an increase
of 27% in price with respect to previous year. The average selling price in
january was 1.98 US$/Kg


Durante enero 5 empresas exportaron a Alemania, Bulgaria, Francia y Gran
Bretaña  312,95 tn de *miel homogeneizada* por un monto de 600.103 U$S.

Por otro lado se exportaron 18,6 ton de miel fraccionada multiflora por un
valor FOB de U$S 57.024. Los Países Bajos fueron el principal mercado de
colocación en volumen (48,2), seguido por  Uruguay (25,6), Bolivia (22,9) y
Japón  (3,13). El precio FOB medio de venta en Enero* * para la miel
fraccionada fue de 2.52 U$S/Kg.


Now the (regional) conferences start. Will the buyers sit waiting for beek
or will they go out to search for them? Will some of them lobby to lower the
price? It is time to sell? How longer one have to sit on the drums? The chez
game is serve ¿to sell or not to sell? that is the question.

-- 
Juanse Barros J.
APIZUR S.A.
Carrera 695
Gorbea - CHILE
+56-45-271693
08-3613310
http://apiaraucania.blogspot.com/
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