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Japan is the largest importer of Myanmar honey produced by the beekeeping industry among other importing countries.
The Apiculture Department, Apiculture Development Branch said that Myanmar exported 1,441.2 tonnes of honey in this fiscal year up to the end of November and of which Japan imported 948.92 tonnes.
Myanmar exported over 1,400 tonnes of honey in this fiscal year from 1 April to the end of November and it earned over US$ 2.162 million from the honey exports.
The price of honey in the world market is US$ 2,500-3,000 per tonne and Myanmar produces about 3,000 tonnes annually.
Myanmar exports honey to Japan, Thailand, Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, US, Singapore and EU markets.
The most favourite varieties of Myanmar honey are sunflower honey, plum honey and buckwheat honey and the sunflower honey in largest demand.
The largest producer of honey is China and the largest honey producers in the ASEAN region are Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand.
