Royal jelly, also known as royal jelly and bee jelly, is the secretion of the pharyngeal glands of young worker bees who cultivate larvae in the bee hive, and is the food for the larvae that will become the queen bee. Royal jelly is an ideal natural product that combines nutrition, diet and health care. Royal jelly is not only effective in regulating many diseases, but also in nourishing health care and prolonging life. Therefore, the application and products of royal jelly are more and more concerned and loved by consumers.
China is the world’s largest producer and exporter of royal jelly. More than 90% of the world’s royal jelly comes from China. Royal jelly is the second major bee product in China, and it is also the most competitive and valuable bee product in the market. Royal jelly is distributed all over China like honey, and the main producing areas are Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hebei, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and so on.
China is the world’s largest honey producer and an important honey exporter in the world. Many developed countries in Europe, America and the Middle East are China’s trade targets. In 2018, royal jelly products, as the “leader” in the export of health products, reached 103 million US dollars, accounting for 41.7% of the total exports of health products. In 2018, royal jelly exported 1,448 tons, with an export value of US$51.58 million and an average price of US$35.63/kg. Compared with 2017, the export volume increased by 18.1%, the export value increased by 19.66%, and the average export price increar. From January to August 2020, the export of royal jelly was about 742 tons, a year-on-year increassed by 1.32%. Cheerful achievement. In 2019, the export volume of fresh royal jelly in China was 675.3 tons, and the export value was 18.394 million US dollars. Affected by the epidemic in 2020, the global market demand for bee products such as honey and royal jelly has increased significantly. Since 2020, China’s export of bee products has increased significantly year-on-yeae of 22%.
With the improvement of people’s living standards and the awareness of the health care function of bee products, the international market of royal jelly will still be optimistic and the market will continue to expand. At the same time, as long as we continue to strengthen product traceability management, ensure product quality, reduce the export of raw materials, carry out deep processing of products, and promote enterprise upgrading, China will definitely be able to enhance the competitiveness of royal jelly products in the international market. Recover and expand exports to traditional markets such as Japan, and explore emerging markets.
