Tridge summary
China has suspended imports of Taiwanese pineapples due to the detection of harmful organisms, causing concern among Taiwanese fruit farmers about the potential impact on prices. This incident reflects the high dependence of Taiwan's agriculture, including pineapples, lotus mist, mangoes, custard apples, grapefruits, and grapes, on the Chinese market, with over 90% of these products exported to China. The incident is seen as a political and economic issue, with implications for international trade and agricultural export agreements. The article calls for diversification of agricultural export risks and the development of a cross-strait agricultural risk control mechanism to protect farmers and fishermen from potential retaliation. It also emphasizes the need for increasing export development, investing in research and development of new varieties and high-quality seedlings, and reducing dependence on the Chinese market to avoid similar dependencies and risks in the future.
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Original content
Following the ban on the export of Taiwan’s meat and processed products, China’s mainland customs used pineapples exported from Taiwan to the mainland to detect harmful organisms (including three types of scales, including Pacific glutenous meal scale insects, new pineapple gray powder scale insects, and smilax buckler scales. As a result, it was announced without warning that the import of Taiwanese pineapples would be "suspended" from March 1, 2021. The pineapple production season caused panic among fruit farmers, fearing that prices would collapse, and other fruit farmers were even more worried about being affected. Condemned China's non-goodwill behavior (Taiwan had also suspended the import of American apples due to the detection of moths in the past), did not comply with international trade norms and announced that it would spend 1 billion yuan to rescue the market, and also called on the Chinese people to eat pineapples to support farmers, using NT dollars The sales of ...
Source: Peoplenews
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