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With honey, are you getting premium?

Kim Fewster, owner of Fewster's Farm Honey, Australia Food critics have only good things to say about Jarrah honey, and for Kim Fewster, it is one of the best products that nature has to offer. Mr Fewster is the owner of Fewster’s Farm Honey in western Australia, and the country’s representative to the Asian Apiculture Association. His company has over a hundred years of experience in beekeeping and Jarrah honey production, so who can argue with that? In April, I had the opportunity to meet with him in Singapore. Below are some of the questions I asked. The rest of our interview is in the latest issue of FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal . How many honey producers are there in Western Australia? Western Australian honey producers have declined by over 300 percent in 30 years, due to poor returns for honey and younger beekeepers not entering the industry. Currently about 35 commercial beekeepers in Western Australia, over 700 hobbyists and part-time beekeepers wi