1928
The 1927/28 honey crop was one of the largest ever experienced. In total 1,029 tons were exported. Many producers sent their entire crop into the grade stores for export, as the local market prices were still low with some producers quitting at any price obtainable, just to get rid of the their surpluses.
By April The Apiarist was being published as part of The New Zealand Smallholder magazine.
Conference was held in Hawera on 29 and 30 June.
Mr R Clark (Matamata) was re-elected President. Mr PA Hillary was elected Vice President. Executive elected were Mr AH Davies (Hamilton), Mr EW Sage (Ohaupo), Mr CA Pope (Staveley) and Mr W Watson (Geraldine). Mr A Ecroyd remained as General Secretary.
A committee was set up at Conference develop a local marketing scheme that would work to stabilise the price-cutting that was ruining returns on the local market.
In the 1928 calendar year the HPA exported 177 tons in bulk and packed 325 tons.