24% Growth in Honey Production

A total of 112,000 tons of honey were produced in 10.5 million honeybee colonies across the country in the last Iranian year (March 2019-20), registering a 24% and 26% growth respectively compared with the similar period of last year. 
According to the executive of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Apiculture Expansion Project, Moshir Ghaffari, 2,223 tons of beewax were produced during the same period, registering a 134% year-on-year rise. 
"What's more, 3,288 tons of royal jelly were derived from the hives last year,” he was quoted as saying by IRNA.