Half of Taiwan's peanut butter is imported from China, and 90% of peanut soup is not a domestic raw material. Farmers demand that import controls be strengthened.

1425 share

Taiwan peanuts, which have a mellow flavor and a delicate and sweet taste, are suitable for making oil, processing cakes and sweet soups, or cooking. Pig blood cakes and spring rolls are even more indispensable to peanut powder, which is an important miscellaneous grain crop in Taiwan.

Although China has adopted "tariff quotas" to control imports of peanut industry, in recent years, processing factories have imported a large number of "shelled peanut slices" (mostly used in peanut soup), and the amount of imported peanut butter and peanut sugar has also increased year after year, with a market share as high as 70%. In addition, although China forbids the import of raw peanuts, this restriction does not apply as long as it is processed. China imported 1609 metric tons of peanut butter last year, ranking first in import, and snacks such as spicy peanuts have been imported for a long time, squeezing the living space of domestic peanuts.

In this regard, the National Peanut Association suggested that the authorities should amend the current import control measures on peanut products, raise import tariffs on peanut butter and peanut sugar, and at the same time increase the proportion of border and market inspection in order to truly stabilize farmers' income. it also ensures the food safety of consumers.

Peanut is an important miscellaneous grain crop in China (upstream and downstream data) Peanut import regulations: quota of 5235 metric tons, avoid domestic production period

Since Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1991, the agricultural market has been liberalized, but peanut crops are highly sensitive. China protects peanuts in four ways and by way of tariff quotas (Note 1) The current tariff quota of peanuts is 5235 metric tons (25%), and the peanut import period this year is only adjusted from January 1 to May 31, and from August 1 to October 31, deliberately avoiding the domestic production period (Note 2).

In addition, Taiwan has banned the import of peanuts from China, and no matter shelled or shelled peanuts have not been released, so as to protect China's peanut industry.

Uncoated peanut slices are imported in large quantities, and 90% peanut soup is not home-made.