AFTER the COVID-19 period, domestic honey consumption has risen nearly three times, and the trade of honey has been good, according to the Apiculture Division under the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department.
The health benefits of honey and how it can support health have become widespread among the public during the COVID-19 period, and even all stocks were run out. The sale of honey has remained high even after the pandemic ended, and now the domestic consumption has risen about three times compared to the period before COVID-19.
“The domestic honey consumption has quite risen. People came to know how much honey can support the immunity during the pandemic, at that time. Many companies sold honey, even though all stocks ran out. Both infected and non-infected people consumed honey as a preventive measure. And after the pandemic, the sale of honey has been still high, and it has been about three times higher,” an official from the department told The Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM).
Myanmar produces 14 kinds of honey, including plum honey, sunflower honey, wild sunflower honey, sesame honey, Niger honey, multifloral honey, lychee honey, rubber honey, mustard honey and macadamia honey, of which plum honey, which tastes slightly sour, is the most favourite item in the domestic market.
The Apiculture Division operates nine regional beekeeping offices, with the Magway Region leading as the top honey producer. Widely used across the food, cosmetic, and traditional medicine industries, honey remains a highly consumed staple. — MT/ZS