A quote off one of the links provided,

>>an industry that is in real collapse

Wow, sounds bad.  Kinda sounds like the current farming situation there.

Are the beekeepers taking to the streets as the farmers are there, due to 
the added tax on thier export issued in March?


Soo much can change in a matter of a year or two.  It sounds as if the 
power house food producer is experiencing huge difficulty maintaining its 
production yeilds.  Weather problems causing the most of the worries and 
difficulties, but also, underlying economic problems.  I dont see this 
situation relieving itself in the near time future.  It is nearly 
impossible to turn a collaping sector around in a matter of a year or even 
two.  Even if the weather cooperates to make good conditions for cropping 
yeilds, it will take some time to rebuild the industry, beekeeping and 
cropping sectors need the government on their side to start with,

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