China intends to reopen the export and sale of Taiwanese pomelo

Published Apr 29, 2024

Tridge summary

China has announced the reopening of imports for Taiwanese pomelo and other agricultural and fishery products, as reported by the General Administration of Customs of China. This decision follows a suspension imposed due to concerns about harmful scale insects and excessive pesticide residues. The Ministry of Agriculture in China is actively engaging in discussions with Taiwan to establish quarantine regulations and ensure the quality of imported produce. Despite the suspension, Taiwan has continued to improve its production standards and expand export markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Canada. The resumption of imports is anticipated to provide Taiwanese farmers with improved market opportunities.

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Original content

Zhao Zeng, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs of China, met with a visiting delegation from the Chinese Kuomintang yesterday and released information about reopening the import of Taiwanese pomelo and other agricultural and fishery products. Chen Junji, acting minister of the Ministry of Agriculture of China, said today (29th) that so far only from the media Reports and other channels have learned that China has restarted export and marketing, but has not received notification from the "Cross-Strait Agricultural Products Quarantine and Inspection Cooperation Agreement" platform. We hope that China can formally confirm quarantine regulations through the cross-strait platform. In 2022, due to the visit of Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to Taiwan, China successively announced the suspension of the import of pomelo and other citrus fruits, chilled white hairtail, and frozen horse mackerel from Taiwan, citing the detection of harmful scale ...

Source: Agriharvest