Pineapple exports exceed 18,222 tonnes, COA says
By Yang Yuan-ting / Staff reporter
Taiwan had exported 18,222 tonnes of pineapples this year as of Wednesday, with 61.9 percent sold to Japan, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said yesterday, adding that South Korea and the US are also new markets for the fruit.
After China suspended imports of Taiwanese pineapples from March, the council has worked to expand other export channels.
It aims to export 30,000 tonnes of pineapples this year, Department of International Affairs Director Lin Chia-jung (林家榮) said.
Farmers in Nantou County’s Mingjian Township on Tuesday sort locally produced pineapples to be boxed and exported.
Taiwanese pineapples to be sold in Japan s 7-Eleven: Distributor
04/09/2021 10:24 PM
CNA file photo
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) Japanese fresh produce distributor Farmind Corp. is planning to sell Taiwanese pineapples through the 7-Eleven chain in Japan later this year, according to the Council of Agriculture s (COA s) Department of International Affairs.
During a video conference with COA chief Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) on Friday, Farmind President and CEO Tatsuo Horiuchi said his company plans to buy 3,000 metric tons of pineapples from Taiwan in 2021, and some will be sold in 7-Eleven outlets in Japan, said department head Lin Chia-jung (林家榮).
The first shipment of pineapples Farmind received from Taiwan this year are destined for sale in Japanese supermarkets, Lin said.
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