President Tsai Ing-wen went to visit farmers and taste pineapples in the pineapple production and marketing class in Dashu District, Kaohsiung City on February 28, accompanied by Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, Chen Qimai, mayor of Kaohsiung, and legislators Qiu Juying and Qiu Zhiwei.
Agricultural Committee held an interim press conference today to announce that the appeal to the country to buy Taiwan pineapples to help export the activities of farmers in mainland China, so far domestic and foreign group purchase and personal order, processing needs and export sales accumulated 41,687 metric tons. As for whether to the World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint, the executive dean Su Zhenchang said, the relevant procedures will go, but the best hope that the other side can return to the past transactions; agricultural commissioner Chen Jizhong said, according to the procedure are the two countries first talk, talk about the failure to consider multilateral consultations.
Taiwan pineapple inside and outside the hot sales can be expected to exceed the total sales of China in 2020
For Taiwan pineapple output, the chairman of the agricultural commission Chen Jizhong said, this year’s sales of Japan will definitely exceed 3500 metric tons, is the highest ever, hope towards 5000 metric tons of efforts.
Comprehensive Free Times and the Central News Agency reported that the Chinese Communist Party authorities announced on February 26th without warning that the import of Taiwan pineapples would be banned from March onwards, which triggered a boom in the sale of Taiwan pineapples.
The agricultural committee in the day the Chinese side launched the ban immediately offered measures, including 30,000 tons will be re-sold to other countries, 20,000 tons will be used for diversified processing and domestic marketing, etc., the news exposure after 96 hours, the agricultural committee chairman Chen Jizhong said, domestic and foreign sales have exceeded 41,687 metric tons, to 50,000 tons of target, pre-order has accounted for 82%, “the number of procurement is expected to exceed the number sold to China last year!”
In addition to the government, the private sector has also mobilized to support the domestic pineapple farmers, many enterprises have been enthusiastic pre-purchase, including the pastry association, hand-shake drink industry, ice industry, hand-shake drink industry, Food maker Yimei and technology industry, such as AUO are quickly subscribed.
As a state-run enterprise, the company also plays the role of “pineapple national team”, chairman Ding Yanzhe said today, in addition to the staff subscribed 50 tons of pineapple, is also developing low alcohol concentration sparkling wine, fruit vinegar, fruit and vegetable juice and enzyme dry hand soap and other related new products, is expected to be launched in April, it is estimated that in 2021 can assist in the de-consolidation of more than 100 tons of Pineapple.
According to the statistics, enterprises and individuals ordered 1230, a total of 7187 tons, 19 processors, the number of 15,000 tons, 14 hand-shake beverage industry, the number of 4,500 metric tons, the volume of marketing channels up to 10,000 tons, export sales and overseas group purchase of 5,000 tons, as of 2:00 pm on the 2nd cumulative total of 41,687 tons.
In addition, the Council of Agriculture in order to reduce the risk of excessive concentration of agricultural products exported to a single country, has been for different target markets to provide overseas marketing incentives, currently has set up in Singapore and other countries supermarkets Taiwan agricultural food area, and there to assist operators to obtain halal certification to develop the Muslim market.
As for the e-commerce platform also set up the “Taiwan Agricultural Carnival pineapple special area”, in February 27th on line within a short period of 1 day, sales reached 23.364 metric tons; Allied annual sales of pineapple in previous years amounted to about 4,000 metric tons, this year is confident to reach 10,000 metric tons, Chen Jizhong said, I believe that under the concerted efforts of the country, even in the face of changes, Taiwan agriculture can turn the crisis into an opportunity.
Executive Yuan secretary-general Li Mengshang said this afternoon, in the president Tsai Ing-wen, vice president Lai Ching-de and executive dean Su Zhenchang called on the public to eat more pineapples, the central ministries and state-run enterprises are the initiative to respond to the procurement of Taiwan pineapples, with practical action to support pineapple farmers, the Executive Yuan did not issue a document or hold a coordination meeting to invite state-run enterprises or central ministries to Taiwan pineapple procurement, state-run enterprises are the initiative to purchase.
Executive Yuan spokesman Luo Bingcheng also said this afternoon, the state-run enterprises and central ministries are automatic and spontaneous procurement of Taiwan pineapple, support pineapple farmers, the government also set aside a budget of 1 billion yuan to stabilize the origin price of pineapple and the promotion of related policies, hope to let pineapple farmers do not be affected by the Chinese Communist authorities announced the suspension of Taiwan pineapple imports, the domestic also showed the determination of solidarity.
To the WTO complaint pineapple is banned? Su Zhenchang: the relevant procedures will go
In response to the WTO complaint, the executive dean Su Zhenchang said, the relevant procedures will go. The picture is the executive dean Su Zhenchang 2 in the Legislative Yuan to attend a press conference, and the agricultural commissioner Chen Jizhong together with the promotion of pineapples. (The above picture sources are the Central News Agency)
Executive President Su Tseng-chang went to the Legislative Yuan today to present his policy guidelines and policy address and prepare for questioning. KMT legislator Fei Hongtai asked whether to appeal to the WTO. Chen Jizhong, who was in attendance, said that according to the procedure, the two countries must talk first, and only after they fail to reach an agreement will they consider multilateral consultation. Su said that the relevant procedures will go, the best or hope that the other side can return to the past, and the same Time, other countries are not in this situation.
In response to the pineapple output problem, Chen Jizhong said, in 2020 probably sold to China more than 40,000 metric tons, at present because of the suspension of the import, the government will try its best to find other 16 countries market in addition to China, this year’s sales of Japan will definitely exceed 3500 metric tons, is the highest ever, hope towards 5000 metric tons efforts.
Fei Hongtai said, if there are other fruits in the future also happened this situation what to do. Su said that if China banned the import of Taiwan fruits one after another, it would be very political. This shows that the past government has repeatedly called for “not all eggs in one basket” is right. The current three practices are the price is not lower than the average price in 2020, 2019, the group of national teams, but also try to open the market of the exporting countries.
Fei Hongtai presented information showing that the number of fruits exported to China such as pineapple, mango, Sakka and lotus mist far exceeds the number exported to the new southward countries.
Su said, this is the interpretation of the problem, can do business on business, the government for China, and has never rejected; Chen Jizhong said that in the past five years, Taiwan fruit exported to markets outside China growth rate of more than 30%. The new southbound annual export sales of 6 billion in growth, Taiwan fruit up to 30 kinds, for example, four kinds (pineapple, mango, Sakka, lotus fog) just sold to China more; new southbound agricultural trade in the five years, also on the rise, 106 years compared to 105 years increased by NT $ 15 billion, 107 years compared to 105 years increased by 20 billion, in essence, all have progress, can not be a few dependent on the Chinese market We cannot explain the lack of performance of fruits sold to the new southbound countries by the few fruits that depend on the Chinese market.
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