Taiwan registers new pineapple variety with Japan's fruit authorities

Published May 10, 2022

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The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) has registered a new pineapple variety, Tainung No. 23, with Japan's agricultural ministry for intellectual property protection. The variety, developed in 2019, is known for its mango fragrance, delicate taste, and lack of fibers, and has a long shelf life, making it suitable for export. Japan has become the leading export destination for Taiwanese pineapples, with 62.3% of the total export of 28,664 metric tons in 2021 being sent to Japan.

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Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) on Tuesday said it had registered with Japan's agricultural ministry a new pineapple variety that it developed in 2019. The new cultivar, named Tainung No. 23, was developed by TARI's Chiayi Agricultural Experiment Station, which is known to have introduced 18 different pineapple varieties in Taiwan, including the original Tainung No. 1 in 1934. TARI said it had sent a request to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) on Oct. 18, 2021, to have its new pineapple variety registered for intellectual property protection in the Japanese market. On May 6 this year, MAFF released the results of its review on Tainung No. 23, meaning there will be temporary protection for this new pineapple variety. However, further examination will need to be carried out by the Japanese authorities before the fruit is given full legal protection. According to TARI, the purpose of this registration would be to ...

Source: Focustaiwan