An increase in cheap honey imports from China and Ukraine – the latter of which has a free-trade agreement with the EU – is forcing honey producers in Europe to reduce their prices as they can’t compete.
Imported honey and honey products, especially from Ukraine and China, are sold in Europe at lower prices than honey that was produced in the EU. It is claimed that the honey imports are usually of very poor quality where sugar is added to the honey, and most of it is produced using questionable hygienic standards which do not meet Europe’s regulatory standards.