Import/Export of honey bee products
Export of Honey
Ethiopia: The total volume of exported honey between the years of 2000 and 2013 increased: 1 tonne in 2000, 19 tonnes in 2004, 196 tonnes in 2008 and 904 tonnes in 2013. [1] With increasing honey export quantity, the export trade of Ethiopia reached more than 3.25 million USD. [1]
Indonesia: On average, the total amount of exported honey between the years of 2000 and 2012 increased, but decreased again in 2013: 32 tonnes in 2000, 1,270 tonnes in 2004, 2,000 tonnes in 2008, 765 in 2012 and 207 tonnes in 2013. There is a tremendous peak in 2009 with 7,355 tonnes of exported honey. According to FAO, the data was officially provided, nethertheless there is a lack of information, how such a high increase can be explained. [1] In 2013 the export rate of Indonesia reached 2.35 million USD. [1]
Export of Beeswax
Ethiopia: From 1993 until 1998 the total volume of exported beeswax increased constantly (247 tonnes in 1993 and 956 tonnes in 1998), while the year after until 2001 there was a decline of export quota (267 tonnes in 1999 and 53 tonnes in 2001). Ever since, the total amount of exported honey is fluctuating: 233 tonnes in 2002, 402 tonnes in 2003, 321 tonnes in 2006, 372 tonnes in 2007, 365 tonnes in 2012 and 341 tonnes in 2013. [1] In 2013 the export trade of Ethiopian beeswax reached more than 2.69 million USD. Thus, according to FAO, the export value has almost doubled within 7 years (1.42 million USD in 2006), although the export quantity has not increased significantly. [1]
Indonesia: While the beeswax export quota of 1997 until 2013 are only based on estimations of the FAO, official data are available from 1961 until 1991. There are three major peaks in the years 1965 with 156 tonnes, 1979 with 647 tonnes and 1990 with a total amount of 1009 tonnes. In the remaining years, the total volume of exported beeswax fluctuated. [1] The export trade of Indonesian beeswax reached 401,000 USD in 1979, while it has been estimated that there was no export of beeswax in 2013 (0 USD). [1]
Import of Honey
Ethiopia: There are several peaks regarding the import volume of honey: 10 tonnes in 2006, 28 tonnes in 2008, 49 tonnes in 2013. [1] While the value of imported honey was at about 23,000 USD in 2012, the import trade of honey reached more than 198,000 USD in 2013. Thus, according to FAO, the export value increased almost 8.5 times within a year. [1]
Indonesia: The data of the years 1961 to 2013 show fluctuations in the import quota of honey: 8 tonnes in 1965, 124 tonnes in 1970, 37 tonnes in 1975, 97 tonnes in 1980, 56 tonnes in 1985, 217 tonnes in 1990, 577 tonnes in 1995, 747 tonnes in 2000, 776 tonnes in 2005, 15,595 tonnes in 2010 and 2,177 tonnes in 2013. However, among the mentioned years, there is an observable trend of increasing honey import. [1] The import trade of honey reached over 8.33 million USD in 2013. [1]
Import of Beeswax
Ethiopia: Regarding the import quota of beeswax in Ethiopia, almost half of the data was not available at all. Focusing on the remaining data set, the import quantity fluctuates: 1 ton in 2002, 2 tonnes in 2004, 652 tonnes in 2006, 0 tonnes in 2008, 2 tonnes in 2010 and 1847 tonnes in 2013. [1] Similar observations can be made regarding the import value of beeswax: 2,000 USD in 2002, 4,000 USD in 2004, 416,000 USD in 2006, 0 USD in 2008, 6,000 USD in 2010 and 3.43 million USD in 2013. [1]
Indonesia: While the beeswax import quota of 1996 until 2013 are only based on estimations of the FAO, official data were provided from 1961 until 1995. Indonesias' import of beeswax fluctuated between 1961 and 1995 but in general, there is a trend of increasing demand on beeswax observable: 0 tonnes in 1965, 7 tonnes in 1970, 62 tonnes in 1975, 27 tonnes in 1980, 28 tonnes in 1985, 107 tonnes in 1990 and 82 tonnes in 1995. [1] Regarding the import value of beeswax, there is a high variance within years: in the year 1975 Indonesia payed 29,000 USD for a total amount of 62 tonnes of beeswax, while the import value reached 490,000 USD for 82 tonnen in 1995. [1]
