Committee of Agriculture: there is a large amount of dragon fruit but there is no imbalance between production and marketing, and the value of creative processing of pizza and soft stuffing for desserts is enhanced.

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In response to the fact that Honglongguo is regarded by the outside world as the next collapse fruit, Chen Jizhong, vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture, pointed out: "there is no imbalance in production and marketing at all." Although there is a downward trend in early July, at present, the Taipei fruit and vegetable wholesale market costs 42 yuan per kilogram, and the top grade can even reach more than 100 yuan. However, in the face of the red dragon fruit, which has increased by 8% this year, the Council of Agriculture has also instructed processors to purchase small and medium fruits to make dried fruits, fruit stuffing, jams, fruit juices, cakes, and so on.

Chen Jizhong: there is a large amount of red dragon fruit, but there is an imbalance between production and marketing, and the price of high quality red dragon fruit is still high.

Chen Jizhong pointed out at a press conference today (18) that the planting area of red dragon fruit has increased from 1100 hectares five years ago to 2800 hectares now, and its output has also increased from less than 30,000 metric tons five years ago to more than 71000 metric tons now. Chen stressed that even if the output increases, there is no imbalance between production and marketing, and high-quality red dragon fruit costs more than 100 yuan a kilogram. Some of the low-priced red dragon fruits are due to torrential rains that affect their quality. judging from the prices at the Taipei fruit and vegetable wholesale market, prices have gradually stabilized to 42 yuan per kilogram, with top-grade and middle-grade accounting for more than 70%.

Hong Longguo pizza (Photo / Liu Yixin)

Department of Agriculture and Food: processing 2,000 tons of dragon fruit within half a year

"the target is to process 2,000 tons of red dragon fruit in a processing manner within half a year." Hu Zhongyi, director of the Agriculture and Food Administration, said that although these red dragon fruit products are not yet on the market, they will sell very much in the future, such as cakes, popsicles, fruit cakes, and so on. After listing, red dragon fruits may not be enough for processors to use.

Hu stresses that when output increases this year, prices will naturally fall, but by means of processing, the shelf life can be changed from fresh food for a week or two to processed food for half a year or a year. "I have the confidence to maintain the price."

However, in the face of the view that a variety of fruits have reached the upper limit of planting area, Hu explained that farmers hope to establish an agricultural production and marketing information platform in the future when they see prices rise, so that both producers and consumers can understand the production situation, prices, and so on. Next, we will actively guide the conversion to different crops, or adjust the yield date with new varieties, so that the price can be stable.

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