NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1074
DATE OF PUBLICATION: MONDAY 25 MARCH 2011 [IQP No 9-2011] SECOND SESSION,
FOURTH PARLIAMENT
Question 1074 for Written Reply, National Assembly: Ms D Carter (COPE) to
ask the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
Whether her department had monitored the production of honey during the
period 1 June 2009 to 28 February 2011; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details? NW1196E
REPLY:
Yes, the department monitors the annual production of honey in
collaboration with the South African Bee Industry Organisation (SABIO) as
well as with the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC). In
instances where local production is less than demand, the department
issues, upon receiving requests from the industry, rebate permits to allow
imports of honey under preferential import rates. When local production is
sufficient to meet local demand, no rebate permits are issued.