China on Friday announced that it would suspend imports of Taiwanese pineapples starting on Monday, citing biosafety concerns. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times“Domestic orders have already surpassed the total sold to China last year,” COA Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said, after announcing a total of 41,687 tonnes in domestic orders over the past four days. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times“We are also looking at boosting exports to countries other than China. Last year, we sold US$131 million of fruit to China and US$52 million to all other countries combined,” Chen said. At 71 percent of total fruit exports, sales to China last year dropped slightly from 2016, when 77 percent of Taiwan’s fruit exports went to China, he said.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2021 15:56 UTC