Action demanded as cheap honey imports flood market

Cheap imports of honey are flooding into the European Union from China, where different production and labour costs apply.

Copa-Cogeca, the umbrella body for EU farmers and co-ops, which made the claim, urged the European Commission to take action.

It called on Commissioner Karel de Gucht to monitor and step up controls and look into the possibility of establishing anti-dumping measures against these imports. Chairman of Copa-Cogeca’s Working Party on Honey Etienne Bruneau said Europe has a long tradition of producing and consuming honey.