Taiwan farmers want to make money and see how the two sides of the strait talk

Published 2021년 3월 9일

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China has suspended imports of Taiwanese pineapples, affecting about 10% of Taiwan's total output. In response, the Taiwan government has invested NT$1 billion to subsidize farmers and purchase pineapples at a set price. The current purchase price in the Guanmiao area ranges from 9 to 11 yuan per catty (600 grams) for top-grade pineapples. The situation remains uncertain as the pineapple season has not yet started, and the market's reaction is being monitored. In the past few years, Taiwan has seen an increase in pineapple planting areas, benefiting from the high acceptance of the mainland market.

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Huang Guobin, Director of the Promotion and Supply and Marketing Department of the Guanmiao District Farmers Association in Tainan. (Photographed by Gao Yishen, China Review Service) Sing Tao Global News: China Review Service, Tainan, March 9th (Reporter Gao Yishen) China has suspended imports from Taiwan on March 1. Pineapple affects about 40,000 metric tons a year, accounting for 10% of Taiwan’s total pineapple output. With the Tsai government’s NT$1 billion marketing and subsidies, a wave of buying pineapples has been set off. Huang Guobin, Director of the Promotion and Supply and Marketing Department of the Guanmiao District Farmers’ Association in Tainan 8 According to an interview with China Review News Agency on April 5 this year, prices should remain stable or rise in small steps before Qingming Festival. This time the whole Taiwan is responding to the buying and eating pineapple campaign, which is a bit surprising. The psychological panic of farmers seems to have been ...

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