Pineapples (pineapples), custard apples ( cherimoya ), lotus mist and other fruits produced in Taiwan have been suspended from import by the mainland in recent years due to detection of parasites . The DPP authorities are not serious about improving the problem of fruit pests, but engaged in political manipulation, claiming that "the mainland is suppressing Taiwan", and concocting the so-called "democratic pineapple" in order to win the sympathy of "democratic countries", so as to import Taiwan pineapple .
The island's agricultural department claimed earlier that Taiwanese pineapples have successfully opened up the Japanese market and no longer need to rely on the mainland market. However, Japanese public opinion pointed out that Taiwanese pineapples have black hearts and residual insects, and the price continues to collapse in Japan. The cheapest one is only 100 yen (about 6 Hong Kong dollars) each. Taiwanese farmers believe that mainland China is the main importer of Taiwanese fruits, and the Taiwan authorities cannot ignore the mainland market.
It is currently the ripening season for Taiwanese pineapples, but due to pest problems, they cannot be exported to the mainland. Taiwan has instead sold them to Japan. However, according to Taiwanese media, Taiwanese pineapples exported to Japan this year frequently suffer from pests and black-hearted quality problems. At the same time, prices plummeted due to oversupply.
In the past, Taiwan pineapples cost about 500 or 600 yen per piece in Japan, but now the price of some Taiwanese pineapples is as low as 298 yen for two pieces, or even about 100 yen per piece, which is actually lower than the price in the island, and even less than the price of farmers. cost price.
Because Taiwan pineapple (pineapple) has scale insects, the mainland has suspended the import of Taiwan pineapple since March last year. Chairman of the Taiwan Farmers Association Xiao Jingtian told Ta Kung Pao that the mainland has a set of strict inspection and quarantine supervision standards for imported agricultural products with pesticide residues or quarantine of diseases and insect pests, which is necessary and necessary. The epidemic prevention and quarantine units in Taiwan should strengthen the inspection and quarantine standards of agricultural products.
Xiao Jingtian believes that domestic sales of Taiwanese fruits are limited, and overseas markets are difficult to develop. If the export of agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits is not smooth when the harvest is high, prices will easily collapse, which will seriously damage the interests of farmers. The reason why Taiwan’s fruits have been sold to the mainland in large quantities over the years is not only the geographical proximity can shorten the shipping time, but also the mainland’s “profit sharing” is the key. He called on the DPP authorities to improve cross-strait relations as soon as possible, so that cross-strait relations can return to the right track of peaceful development. In the final analysis, only when cross-strait relations are good can Taiwan's fruit farmers be good.
Kaohsiung fruit farmer Hong Weiqing who has been growing Taiwan pineapples for more than ten years said that the domestic market prices are poor, and the export market is not optimistic. Taiwan pineapples imported to Japan have also experienced price reduction competition. Fruits are generally not durable, the farther they are sold, the quality will deteriorate, and the shipping costs are high. It is not so easy to open up new markets.
Regarding Taiwan's "Council of Agriculture" launched the "Conversion Plan" in March this year, suggesting that farmers switch to diversified new fruit trees. Starting this year, a total of 1,000 hectares will be converted into four years, with a total subsidy of NT$100 million. not agree. He said that the Taiwan authorities did not consider factors such as the cost of conversion and the maturity period of agricultural products, and the feasibility of conversion is not high, so the willingness of fruit farmers is not high. [Reporter Su Rongrong]
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Professor Zhang Wensheng of Xiamen University:
Don’t think that labeling a pineapple with the so-called “democracy” can turn a black heart into a red heart. Even if the black heart of the DPP is labeled with the so-called “democracy, freedom and human rights”, it will not be able to cover up its rot. The inner essence of "Taiwan independence".
Taiwan issue expert Neng Wu:
The "decoupling" of Taiwan's economy from the mainland's economy is purely a false proposition. No matter how the DPP authorities manipulate the "China hatred" populism, it will not be able to stop the pace of cross-strait economic cooperation.
Zhang Liqi, a young Taiwanese scholar:
The DPP authorities regard attacks on the mainland as a "political panacea", and even turn fruits into "democratic fruits" to engage in political manipulation. The Taiwan authorities should do a good job in fruit quality monitoring in order to restore the reputation of Taiwan's fruits.
Lin Dingpeng, Dean of the North School of Sun Wen School:
The preferential policies of the mainland have effectively helped Taiwan’s agricultural products to open up markets, creating a huge trade surplus for Taiwan every year. After all, Taiwanese fruits cannot be separated from the mainland market.
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