After pineapples were banned, mainland traders banned Taiwan's lotus mist
Fresh Pineapple
Published Mar 2, 2021
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According to many local media sources in Taiwan, on February 28, the Export Department of the Agricultural Association of Liugui District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan stated that it received notification from mainland traders that 500 boxes of "Honey Windbell" lotus were originally shipped in the first week of March with 3000 kilograms. The shipment of fog is suspended. Taiwan Council of Agriculture: Traders have not yet received customs information from April to October each year, which is the peak season for lotus fog exports. Farmers are worried that lotus fog may become the next batch of banned fruits. But the chairman of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture Chen Jizhong said, "So far, there has been no news that the mainland has blocked the export of lotus mist." The export was only suspended at the request of individual traders in the mainland, and the rest of the lotus mist is still exported normally. Kaohsiung Liugui District Agricultural Association Director Qiu Lanying said, The current production of honey bell lotus mist is not large, but it is still being exported to the mainland. On the morning of February 28, I suddenly received news that the trader was suspending orders. Since the counterparty is a Taiwanese trader, it is not clear what the reason is, or it may be affected. The impact of pineapple exports is strictly prohibited. Taiwan lotus mist: more than 90% of the lotus mist sold to the mainland is Taiwan’s fourth largest export fruit, and it is expected to surpass mangoes next year to become the third. Taiwan lotus mist is very popular in the mainland in recent years and is sold to The lotus mist on the mainland has increased from 2,847 tons in 2016 to 4903 tons in 2020. The annual output of lotus mist in Kaohsiung is about 5,700 tons, of which Liugui District accounts for the largest proportion. The plantation area of lotus mist in Liugui District is about 344 hectares. 80% is sold domestically and 20% is exported. Among them, the lotus mist exported to the mainland accounted for 95%. A Kaohsiung congressman called out that if the lotus mist cannot be sold to the mainland, it will be a dead end.
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According to many local media sources in Taiwan, on February 28, the Export Department of the Agricultural Association of Liugui District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan stated that it received notification from mainland traders that 500 boxes of "Honey Windbell" lotus were originally shipped in the first week of March with 3000 kilograms. The shipment of fog is suspended. Taiwan Council of Agriculture: Traders have not yet received customs information from April to October each year, which is the peak season for lotus fog exports. Farmers are worried that lotus fog may become the next batch of banned fruits. But the chairman of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture Chen Jizhong said, "So far, there has been no news that the mainland has blocked the export of lotus mist." The export was only suspended at the request of individual traders in the mainland, and the rest of the lotus mist is still exported normally. Kaohsiung Liugui District Agricultural Association Director-General Qiu Lanying ...
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