The honey industry involves the production and sale of honey, as well as other bee-derived products such as beeswax, propolis, and royal jelly. The industry has been growing in recent years due to the increasing demand for natural sweeteners and the health benefits associated with honey. Fortune Business Insights has forecasted the worldwide honey industry to increase at a CAGR of 5.83% from $8.53 billion in 2022 to $12.69 billion by 2029.
Within the honey market, different varieties of honey trade at different prices based on the plant species. Centauri Honey, for example, was named the most expensive honey in the world in 2021, with a price tag of €10000/kg. It is a type of cave honey obtained 2500 meters above sea level from medicinal herbs planted around the cave on which the bees feed. Its rarity, therapeutic properties, and nutritional value justify its premium price. At the same time, there are also varieties, such as clover honey and acacia honey, that are made from plants that can be found anywhere and sell for much more affordable prices.
Although honey is consumed worldwide, there are also some issues pertaining to the production and marketing of honey. In a recent study conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration, researchers found that out of the 144 samples tested, 10% were adulterated with sweeteners. Interestingly, 10% of the samples came from India and Vietnam, the primary sources of imported honey in the US. The problem of such adulterated or fake honey, especially from Asia, is the most common problem in the honey market.
" Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would not seek a meeting with Volodymir Zelenskiy if he were still head of government, because he blames the Ukrainian President for the war with Russia, he said on Sunday.
Berlusconi, 86, often boasted of his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin until Russia's invasion of Ukraine and created a storm last September when he said Putin had been pushed into the war and wanted to put "decent people" in charge of Kyiv.
Berlusconi, leader of the conservative Forza Italia party that is part of the country's ruling coalition, was speaking after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday accused France of jeopardising EU unity on Ukraine by organising a Franco-German dinner in Paris with Zelenskiy that excluded other European allies.
"I would never have gone talking to Zelenskiy because we are witnessing the devastation of his country and the slaughter
Canon's EOS R mirrorless family has grown by two. The R8 is billed as the lightest full-frame EOS camera so far and is aimed at "the up-and-coming video or photo enthusiast" while the R50 is for smartphone creators looking to step up.
The EOS R8 is designed to satisfy the needs of entry level users looking to boost their photo and video game, and essentially combines the compact dimensions of the four-year-old EOS RP with technology trickled down from last year's EOS R6 Mark II.
After years of political disagreements and community disputes, Papua New Guinea is making progress towards almost doubling its LNG production. [Gas in Transition, Volume 2, Issue 12]
by: Neil Ford
With the world’s biggest LNG markets on its doorstep in East Asia, untapped proven gas reserves and experienced developers, all the ingredients are in place for Papua New Guinea (PNG) to expand its LNG capacity. US major ExxonMobil, France’s TotalEnergies and Australia’s Santos seem committed to the country, and it looks likely that a final investment decision will be taken on at least one new planned project next year. The existing LNG project, PNG LNG, began production in 2014. ExxonMobil had originally investigated the possibility of piping gas 3,000 km south to Australia, presumably for LNG production on the north coast, but the Papuan government preferred domestic liquefaction to retain more of the project’s economic benefits within the country. The fact that PNG LNG involved tapping onshore gas fields gave the government’s argument more weight than the similar debate in Timor-Leste over domestic
With a few notable exceptions, most smartphone cameras zoom either digitally or via a few optical zoom presets. That could soon change, however, as LG Innotek has announced its new Optical Telephoto Zoom Camera Module.
When you use the digital zoom on a smartphone – or even on a cheaper point-and-shoot camera – all you're really doing is magnifying the pixels in the middle of the image. As a result, the more you zoom, the grainier the shot gets.
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