> That is why they are so expensive -- RJ produced in France sell for 891
Euro per Kg,
> e.g.  The ones sold in US are so cheap because they are all imported from
China, I
> think. I cannot imagine anyone producing it locally here for $50 per Kg.
Imported RJ
> in France sells for 89 Euro per Kg.

When the chloramphenicol residue crisis was at its peak, I received several
enquiries from European and Asian sources wanting to obtain royal jelly that
was free from chloramphenicol.

I said yes we could produce it as it dovetails in quite well with a queen
rearing operation.  I told them I would want about A$750 to A$1000 a kilo
and they all said they were getting the Chinese for A$60- A$80 a kilo and I
never heard from the enquirers again.

Our A$750 to A$1000 a kilo would be about 435 to 580 Euro a kilo or US$240
to US$320 a pound.  This is the price Australians used to get for royal
jelly several years ago before the cheap Chinese came to the fore.

I often wondered how serious they were about getting residue free royal
jelly.  I know that the Europeans wanted some because of the ban on Chinese
honey, royal jelly etc. but I wonder if they suddenly obtained a good supply
of royal jelly from a country like Singapore which, a couple of years back,
suddenly had all that honey to export.  Must have been a douzie of a crop
that year.  Also there must have been a massive increase in the numbers of
beekeepers in Singapore.

When the royal jelly is sold here there is usually more extender in the
capsule than any royal jelly.  Have a look at the ingredients and see.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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