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If China bans the import of Taiwan pineapples, how much influence will it have on Taiwan?

Published: 2024-12-04 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/12/04, Recently, the Chinese Customs suddenly announced a moratorium on the import of Taiwan pineapple (pineapple). The notice said that it would suspend the import of pineapple from Taiwan to the mainland from March 1, 2021, and explained that quarantine pests had been intercepted many times from pineapple imported into the mainland from Taiwan.

Recently, the Chinese Customs suddenly announced a moratorium on the import of Taiwan pineapple (pineapple). The notice said that the import of pineapple from Taiwan would be suspended from March 1, 2021, and explained that quarantine pests had been intercepted many times from pineapple imported into the mainland from Taiwan. In order to prevent the risk of plant epidemic at source, the import of pineapple from Taiwan was suspended.

After China suspended the import of pineapples from Taiwan, Taiwan's Council of Agriculture said that it had received notification from China last year that a total of 13 scale insects had been found, but there were also shell insects in China and could not accept the unilateral decision.

So how much influence will China have on Taiwan if it bans the import of Taiwan's pineapple?

According to the statistics of the International Department of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture, the annual output of Taiwan's pineapple in 2020 is about 430000 metric tons, of which 46000 metric tons are exported, accounting for 10 percent of the annual output. Of the exports, 96.9% were sold to China, and about 4 metric tons were sold in the past three years, with an output value of about US $110 million. However, the Taiwan Council of Agriculture estimates that if the land price is stabilized at an average price of NT $21.3 per kilogram in the past two years, it will be able to recover the value lost by this 10% of sales.

It is worth mentioning that Australia has also been subject to unilateral trade sanctions by China in recent years. In May last year, China imposed a punitive tariff of 80.5 per cent on Australian barley imports, but barley exports are expected to soar 64 per cent by October 2021, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. After being subject to China's punitive tariffs, Australian barley companies continue to open up new markets and sell them to the Middle East, Japan, and South Asia, and Saudi Arabia is expected to become Australia's largest market.

 
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