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The government has cut the minimum export price (MEP) on natural honey from $2,000 per tonne to $1,400 per tonne till the end of this year, according to a notification.
Exports below this MEP are not permitted.
"MEP on natural honey is revised from $2,000 per metric tonne to $1,400 per metric tonne with immediate effect, till December 31, 2025," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said in a notification.
The MEP was introduced in March 2024.
The major exporting destinations are the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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The main honey producing states are Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar and Rajasthan.
In 2023-24, India exported the commodity worth $177.52 million.
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