Taiwanese pineapples selling well in Japan

Published 2021년 3월 31일

Tridge summary

Taiwanese pineapples have found a popular market in Japan following China's ban on their import, with Japan ordering a record 6,000 tons to support Taiwan. The ban resulted in a surge in sales in Japanese supermarkets, with a 150% increase in fruit sales due to the popularity of Taiwanese pineapples. These pineapples are marketed for their edible cores and are grown without the use of herbicides and hormones. The approval for the sale of Taiwanese pineapples, bananas, mangoes, and dragon fruit in Japan for the Olympics has further boosted their popularity.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

Taiwanese pineapples are selling very well in Japan. That’s after Japan’s record high order of 6,000 tons of Taiwanese pineapples to help Taiwan deal with the loss of Chinese orders. China banned imports of Taiwanese pineapples on March 1. Council of Agricultural Minister Chen Chi-chung and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Chairman James Huang held a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday to introduce Taiwanese pineapples and pineapple products to Japan. Huang said that Taiwan’s pineapple farmers don’t use herbicides and hormones and that is the secret to their fine flesh. Huang also said that Taiwan just got approval to sell their pineapples, bananas, mangoes and dragon fruit to Japan for the Olympics. Japanese supermarket chain BELX said that fruit sales have grown 150% due to the popularity of Taiwan’s pineapples. They’ve been marketed as pineapples that have “edible cores”. Last season, BELX sold 7,000 crates (10 kg each) of Taiwanese pineapples, and they ...

Source: Rti