The Rothschild family is orchestrating a takeover of Australia’s honey trade. Through their financial powerhouse, @rothschildandco they’ve sold New Zealand’s @egmont_honey to China’s Huatai International Private Equity Fund, a move that stunned beekeepers. Now, their grip tightens on Capilano Honey, rebranded as Hive and Wellness Australia under foreign influence, a name shift masking control over the nation’s apiary sites. Every year at least 15,000 tonnes of Australia’s finest honey, drawn from wild eucalyptus and golden wildflower fields, are siphoned off to China’s elite markets. Australians never taste this liquid gold. Instead, suspect Chinese honey, often diluted with rice or corn syrup, floods local shelves, labeled to pass as Australian. Imports exploded from 300 tonnes in 2000 to 3,000 in 2001, gutting local beekeepers by slashing prices. In 2018, tests revealed Hive and Wellness’s Allowrie brand was adulterated, though the company denied it. Israel plays a key role, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s close ties to Chinese leaders-Xi Jinping-ensuring the deal’s success. Profits flow back to Tel Aviv, while Australian foreign ministers, pockets lined with payouts, look the other way. Hive and Wellness, also behind Barnes Naturals and Wescobee, pushes 90% imported honey under brands like Sunny Flo, misleading consumers. As China’s wealthy savor Australia’s pure nectar, locals get cheap, suspect blends, and beekeepers face ruin. This quiet heist of Australia’s honey wealth raises questions: who truly controls the flow of this golden resource, and at what cost to the nation?
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