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Naki Honey, a New Zealand manuka apiary company, has crafted what is believed to be the world's most expensive honey.

Thousands of honey retailers and professionals worldwide are getting a taste of the remarkable properties of New Zealand mānuka honey.

After three years of record performance, mānuka honey exporter and retailer Comvita has reported an annual net loss of $77 million.

Bee awareness month - September - ended on a high for the struggling apiculture sector.

While confident that the apiculture sector can meet its target of doubling honey exports by 2030, chair of ApicultureNZ, Nathan Guy, says it will be challenging.

The main beneficiaries of the EU FTA will be kiwifruit, onions, honey, wine and seafood.

New Zealand honey producers are "disappointed but undeterred", while Australian beekeepers have welcomed a "common sense" ruling.

The impact of a new European Union free trade agreement removing a 17.3% tariff on NZ-sourced honey in July is translating into increasing sales volumes, according to one exporter.

New Zealand’s best honey producers have been named at the Apiculture New Zealand National Honey Competition as part of the industry’s annual conference in Christchurch.

Plant & Food Research will be leading a national team of research looking at native honey composition and the characteristics that appeal most to consumers.