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Pineapples are an important economic fruit tree in Taiwan. According to statistics from the Agriculture Committee's Annual Agricultural Report, the area planted with pineapples reached 9,797 hectares in 2020, with a yield of 410,000 metric tons and an output value of NT$8 billion. It ranks first among fruit trees in both output and value. In order to expand international marketing, the Agricultural and Food Administration began to promote the registration system for orchards for export in 1993, encouraging exporters to sign a letter of cooperation intention with farmers' groups or production and marketing groups in the producing areas to cooperate in jointly handling export sales.
Taiwan pineapple exporting place
In 1995, the registration system for orchards for export was established. The audit system has been introduced, and an expert coaching system has been introduced. The pineapple technical service team will guide the export orchards to implement safety management measures and improve the export supply chain. After years of guidance, China's export volume of fresh pineapples has been growing year by year in recent years. As of November 2019, the export volume was 8,920 metric tons, an increase of about 10 times compared with the 845 metric tons in 1997. The export value was approximately US$9,059,000, which was 8,920 metric tons in 2019. The annual revenue was US$741,000, a significant increase of 11 times, a record high.
China's pineapple imports are subject to tariff quota management. The quota quantity is 23,870 metric tons, which is allocated in two stages of harvesting. The quota is 11,870 metric tons from January to March each year, and 12,000 metric tons from August to December. The tariff rate within the quota is 15%, and the tariff rate outside the quota is 173%.
Currently Only fresh pineapples from the Philippines have passed China’s quarantine regulations. 1,000 to 3,000 metric tons of fresh fruits are imported every year, accounting for 29% of the imported pineapples. There are also processed products such as canned products (55%), juices (10%), and prepared products (6%). ; In terms of export, the main export markets for fresh fruits include mainland China, Japan, Canada, etc. The number exported to mainland China has been increasing since 1998, and has surpassed the Japanese market in recent years, accounting for 90% in 2013. A small amount of processed products such as prepared pineapples are also exported.
Most of Taiwan's pineapples are exported to Japan, and a small number are sold to Hong Kong, Malaysia and other places. This is also the epitome of the new trend of Taiwan's pineapple exports. Since the emergence of Chinese handicrafts, Taiwanese pineapples have been mainly exported to Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Southeast Asia. Among them, Japan’s import volume was 8.9 times that of the same period of the previous year (March 2020 to February 2021), which is beyond the expectations of industry, government and academia. Good results.
The Council of Agriculture pointed out that the main domestic pineapple production areas are located in Pingtung, Tainan, Chiayi, Kaohsiung and Nantou. In order to implement the safety management of pineapple orchard cultivation for export, the Council has established a registration system for export orchards, introduced a barcode traceability system, and integrated Promote the production of pineapples in the orchards, conduct soil testing, plant analysis, and plan and formulate operating specifications for export pineapple collection yards. In the future, we will evaluate the feasibility of mechanization of pineapples for export. In addition, we will provide education and training for farmers in the production area in accordance with the production area and production period. etc., aiming to improve the quality of exported fruits through various industrial guidance measures.
Taiwan pineapple export center
The Council of Agriculture further explained that currently the majority of exported varieties are Golden Diamond pineapples, followed by Sakya pineapples, perfumed pineapples and milk pineapples. Their high sweetness and typical tropical fruit flavor are popular in markets such as Japan and mainland China. Favored, especially the mainland China market, due to direct cross-strait flights, as of November this year, it has exported 1,923 metric tons and US$1.59 million, an increase of 107% and 83% respectively compared with 9.30 metric tons and US$870,000 last year. It has become China's The largest market for pineapple exports.
In February and September 2021, the General Administration of Customs of China announced a suspension of imports of Taiwanese pineapples, custard apples and custard apples respectively on the grounds of detection of scale pests. This severely damaged Taiwan's fruit export performance and affected Taiwan's fresh fruit exports in 2021. The volume fell by about 23,000 metric tons compared with the previous year, and by 2022 it has dropped by about 41,000 metric tons. The year before China’s ban was promulgated, pineapples ranked first in Taiwan’s fresh fruit exports, custard apples ranked second, and lotus seeds ranked sixth. . If we look at the export volume, pineapples have been hit hardest by China’s recent wave of fruit bans. Since pineapple exports surpassed custard apples in 2015, it has become Taiwan's main export fruit, increasing to approximately 51,000 metric tons in 2019, accounting for 49% of all exported fruits. However, after China suspended imports, pineapple exports in 2021 dropped by nearly 17,000 metric tons compared with the previous year, and fell by more than 8,000 metric tons in 2022. The total decline from 2020 to 2022 was approximately 25,000 metric tons, which was higher than the previous year. Jia’s 11,000 metric tons and Lianwu’s 4,821 metric tons are much higher.
Taiwan’s export volume over the years
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