Taiwan: Green jujubes from Kaohsiung to go on sale in France

Published 2022년 2월 22일

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Kaohsiung, Taiwan's largest green jujube producer, has exported the fruit to the Netherlands, which will be sold in France starting February 22. The city's annual production value of green jujubes is NT$1 billion (US$35.97 million). The export process involves air delivery to the Netherlands and road transport to France, both under an advanced cold chain to ensure freshness. The city has also worked with the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute to develop the cold chain and preservation materials.

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Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) Green jujubes grown in Kaohsiung are scheduled to hit shelves of supermarkets in France Wednesday as part of the city's efforts to introduce the fruit to consumers in Europe, the Agriculture Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government said Tuesday. Kaohsiung green jujubes are already sold in Japan, Hong Kong, Palau, Singapore, and Malaysia, according to the bureau. The city is the largest green jujube producer in Taiwan with a growing area of 750 hectares, which makes up more than 40 percent of the country's total. Farms growing the fruit are mainly scattered in A-lian, Yanchao, Dashe, Tianliao and Gangshan districts, according to bureau. The annual production value of Kaohsiung green jujubes totaled NT$1 billion (US$35.97 million), the bureau said, adding that it had intensified its efforts to boost visibility in the global market after exporting 960,000 tons of the fruit last year. Kaohsiung is selling batches of the Tainung No. 13 green jujube -- also known as ...

Source: Focustaiwan