Soaring sales to Asia have helped Australia's biggest honey packer, Capilano, defy raw ingredient supply rises of more than $1 a kilogram to deliver a 53 per cent surge in net profit.

The company's managing director Ben McKee said the average cost of supplier honey rose to $5.64 a kilogram in the six months to December 31, compared with $4.61 for the same period the previous year.

Revenue soared more than 15 per cent to $67.1 million. Credit:James Alcock

He said this reflected "heightened competition in the market and sustained lower primary production". Despite the increases, Capilano's half-year net profit surged to $5.5 million, an increase of 52.9 per cent compared with the 2015 result.

Investors – which include Kerry Stokes through his private investment vehicle Wroxby – welcomed the result, with Capilano's shares jumping as high as 12 per cent to $21.55 on Monday.