Tridge summary
China has prolonged its ban on Taiwanese fish farming imports, initially imposed in June 2022, due to concerns over banned chemicals in sea bass and coronavirus contamination in packaging. The ban has affected chilled hair-tailed fish and frozen horse mackerel, causing significant losses for Taiwanese producers. They are now compelled to seek alternative markets as China's restrictions threaten a substantial portion of Taiwan's agricultural exports, which make up 20% of its total production. In the first half of 2022, Taiwan exported $122.5 billion worth of seafood to China, marking a 7.3% increase from the previous year.
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China extends ban on Taiwanese fish farm imports. China has extended a ban on imports of Taiwanese fish farming products imposed in June 2022 due to what it claims are traces of banned chemicals in sea bass. The reason for the prolongation of restrictions were traces of coronavirus found on the packaging of some products. The greatest damage from these bans is borne by farmers and fishermen. China has blocked shipments of chilled hair-tailed fish and frozen horse mackerel, and extended a ban on the purchase of sea bass. This is written by the Chinese edition of the South China Morning Post. As a result, Taiwanese producers incur losses and are forced to look for new markets for their products. According to the Taiwan Agriculture Board, 20% of all agricultural products produced in Taiwan are shipped to the mainland. ...
Source: Fish Focus
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