90% of exports rely on the mainland and Taiwan authorities jumped sharply

Published 2021년 2월 26일

Tridge summary

The mainland has suspended imports of pineapples from Taiwan due to concerns about quarantine pests, a decision that has been criticized by Taiwan authorities and media. This suspension could significantly impact Taiwanese farmers, as last year, Taiwan exported about 41,661 tons of fresh frozen pineapples to the mainland, accounting for 91% of the total export output value. The suspension could also affect other agricultural exports to the mainland, which accounted for 20.7% of the top ten destinations for Taiwan’s agricultural exports in 2020. The Taiwan authorities have responded by allocating NT$1 billion to support farmers and maintain income, and by planning to expand consumer markets for their agricultural products.

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Original content

After several interceptions of quarantine pests, the mainland announced today that it would suspend imports of Taiwanese pineapples in order to prevent the risk of plant epidemics at the source. Last year, the output value of Taiwan’s fresh and refrigerated pineapples exported to the mainland was about 350 million yuan, accounting for the total output value of Taiwan’s pineapple exports. 90% of the export to the mainland was regarded as "bad news" by the Taiwan media. Therefore, the Taiwan authorities became anxious and made a number of unprovoked accusations against the mainland. Tsai Ing-wen posted on Facebook this afternoon that the mainland had issued a "raid notice" The unilateral suspension of the import of Taiwan’s pineapples was obviously an “abnormal trade consideration”. She wanted to express her condemnation. It was not well-intentioned, “political threats”... The Taiwan authorities hurriedly “jumped their feet” to integrate the “Central News Agency” and “China Times”. ...

Source: Sohu