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Paraguay

Paraguay reached an important honey milestone in July 2025, when Miel de Abeja de los Humedales del Ñeembucú became the country's first fully registered national Geographical Indication. Produced by a beekeeper association based in General Díaz, the honey ties its identity to wetlands between the Paraguay and Paraná river systems. But Ñeembucú is not alone. DINAPI also maintains recognition records for Miel Negra de Arroyos y Esteros and Miel de Abeja del Pantanal del Chaco Paraguayo, though their exact legal status relative to the newer final registration process needs clarification. Most Paraguayan honey remains multifloral and is produced largely by small-scale beekeepers; a 2025 industry estimate put production around 1,000 tonnes and the beekeeper population near 15,000. Meanwhile, Paraguay's universities are giving much more attention to native stingless bees. The result is a honey map increasingly divided among wetlands, Chaco forest, native Meliponini and Africanized honeybees.