Japan opens market wider to Taiwan-grown dragon fruit

Published 2024년 6월 5일

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The Japanese government has approved the import of all types of Taiwan-grown dragon fruit, including those with red, purple, and red/purple flesh. This decision comes after Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture applied in 2016 to export these types following the success of white-fleshed dragon fruit in the Japanese market. The fruits will now undergo quarantine treatment, including vapor heat treatment, to ensure they are pest-free before export. Currently, 11 types of fresh fruit from Taiwan are exported to Japan, and Taiwan's fruit exports to Japan have seen a significant increase, reaching nearly 18,000 metric tons in 2023.

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Taipei, June 5 (CNA) The Japanese government has decided to allow imports of all types of Taiwan-grown dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.), including those with red, purple and red/purple flesh, Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture said Wednesday. Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Wednesday issued an official notice on its decision to allow the entry of all types of Taiwan-grown dragon fruit, according to the ministry in a statement. Taiwan introduced dragon fruit to the Japanese market for the first time in 2010 but only those with white-flesh were granted Japanese market access. However, considering that the domestic cultivation area of red and red/purple flesh dragon fruit has surpassed that of the white flesh variety and they are even more popular, the ministry filed an application with Japan in 2016 to export all types of Taiwan-grown dragon fruit, the ministry said in the statement. Following eight years of negotiations and after the fruit passed Japanese ...

Source: Focustaiwan