1989 – August 24th at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th IHEO Meeting Members attended from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Hungary, Uruguay, Cuba and an observer from the National Honey Board from the U.S. The resign of Mr. A. Sapiano as president was accepted, Mr. P. Hopf presided the meeting. New Zealand and P.R. of China apologized for not being able to attend. The world prices were around the US $850,- TM C&F . The first call of attention during this meeting came from our buyer countries, which demanded for better quality. At the same time it was agreed to advise beekeepers, not to use chemical products in excess. The following charges were elected for the next two years: President Mr. Joaquín Guckenheimer - Argentina It was agreed an IHEO meeting should take place that at least every 2 years, since the situation of the world honey market can change significantly in 12 months.
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