China bans imports of sugar and wax apples from Taiwan

Published 2021년 9월 25일

Tridge summary

China has suspended imports of sugar apples and wax apples from Taiwan due to the detection of passionvine mealybugs, a quarantine pest since 2007. This pest can affect over 250 plant species. The suspension follows a similar ban on pineapples from Taiwan, in effect since March 2021. The suspension could significantly impact Taiwan, as these fruits were its top three cross-strait fruit exports in 2019, accounting for over 96% of the total export values for pineapples, sugar apples, and wax apples. The pineapple ban has already caused a 30% drop in Taiwan's pineapple exports in the first half of 2021, and the suspension of sugar apples and wax apples is expected to further impact Taiwan's fruit exports.

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Original content

On Sept. 18, China’s General Administration of Customs announced on its official website that it would no longer be accepting customs declarations for sugar apples (Annona squamosa) and wax apples (Syzygium samarangense) from Taiwan as of Sept. 20. According to the announcement, the suspension is the result of the repeated detection of passionvine mealybugs (Planococcus minor) on imported sugar apples and wax apples shipped to mainland China. Passionvine mealybugs have been on the GAC’s list of quarantine pests since 2007. This pest is able to affect over 250 species of plants in 80 families, including soybeans, corn, potatoes, flowers and a wide range of tropical and subtropical fruits. This is not the first time this year that cross-strait fruit imports have been halted by mainland China over contamination with harmful organisms. Pineapples from the island are still subject to an ongoing ban that came into place on March 1, 2021. Taiwan has historically been heavily reliant on ...

Source: Producereport