China resumes Taiwanese pomelo imports ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival

Published 2024년 9월 2일

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China has lifted its two-year ban on importing Wendan pomelos from Taiwan, in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. The decision was made through the Cross-Strait Agreement on Cooperation in Inspection and Quarantine of Agricultural Products platform. However, Taiwanese producers have not yet submitted applications for exporting the fruit to China. The total pomelo output in Taiwan this year is estimated to be 62,000 metric tons, marking a 20% decrease from the previous year. The resolution of this trade dispute is seen as politically motivated, with China's General Administration of Customs indicating that scientific assessments and measures taken by Taiwan to rectify the situation have contributed to the decision.

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Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) The Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday that China has lifted its ban on importing Wendan pomelos from Taiwan two weeks before the Mid-Autumn Festival. The ministry's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency told CNA that it received an email on Monday morning, informing the department of China's decision to resume Wendan pomelo imports through the Cross-Strait Agreement on Cooperation in Inspection and Quarantine of Agricultural Products platform. The announcement came more than two years after the Chinese ban imposed on Aug. 3, 2022, and two weeks before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, when the fruit is traditionally eaten, on Sept. 17. Given the short notice, Taiwanese pomelo producers have yet to submit applications to sell the fruit to China, the ministry's Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) said. As of the end of August, exports of Taiwanese Wendan pomelo in 2024 reached 1,464 metric tons, the AFA said, adding the main markets were Singapore, ...

Source: Focustaiwan