The Council of Agriculture (COA) held a press conference on December 22 for the first shipment of quality
Taiwan pears to
China to share with local people the significant export achievement. After two years of negotiations,
Taiwan pear became the 23
rd item of fresh fruits allowed to export to
China, explained the Council. The first shipment of
Taiwan pears was loaded in
Taichung
Harbor on December 9 and shipped to the seaport of
Dalian on December 17 due to the joint efforts by local governments, production and marketing organizations and exporters under the guidance of the COA.
Cross-strait Negotiation Platform Facilitates Application for
Taiwan to Export Pears to
China after Passing Quarantine and Inspection Procedures
To expand the export of Taiwan agricultural products to China and solve the quarantine and quality inspection issues for cross-strait trade of farm produce, the COA signed with Chinese authorities the Cross-strait Agreement on Agricultural Product Quarantine and Inspection Cooperation in the 4
th Chiang-Chen Talk at the end of 2009 to facilitate the application for exporting agricultural products after passing quarantine and inspection procedures. Since
Taiwan pears are produced between June and October and
Taiwan grows grafted pears earlier than the rest of the world, they can be segmented from China-grown pears in the market if sold earlier. Therefore, the Council submitted an application to
China at the end of 2009 for Taiwan-produced pears to export after passing
China’s quarantine and inspection procedures. After several rounds of consultations between the two sides, experts sent by
Chinese authorities in early December to conduct pre-inspections of the first shipment of
Taiwan pears were satisfied that the pears met all their requirements. So the pre-inspected pears were allowed to enter the
China market without undergoing quarantine and inspection procedures again after their export license was checked. As to the random check on agricultural chemical residues, it was done after the
Taiwan pears were allowed to export to the
China market because they were the first shipment.
First Shipment of
Taiwan Pears Successfully Entering
China, Opening New Opportunities for Pear Export
The COA explained that after passing pre-inspections by Chinese experts, the first shipment of 3,120-kilogram quality
Taiwan pears produced in Dongshi District,
Taichung
City was loaded on December 9 and shipped to
China’s seaport of
Dalian on December 17. All the pears were bought by Chinese importers in advance and will be sold in
Dalian stores after smooth customs clearance. And Taichung Heping District and Dongshi District Farmers’ Associations are planning for the subsequent matters related to the export of next shipments to
China, further opening the emerging market for
Taiwan pears. (
2011-12-22)