Taiwanese exporters turn to Japan
Japan has surpassed China as the largest market for Taiwanese fruit exports according to data from Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA).
China once accounted for the vast majority of Taiwanese fruit exports, but it imposed a ban on pineapples, sugar apples, wax apples, citrus and other fruits in March 2021.
According to a report from Taiwan News, Japan was the focus of the COA response as it joined exporters in exploring other channels. As a result, the value of Taiwan’s agricultural product exports to Japan in 2022 reached US$850, a year-on-year increase of 11 per cent.
Japan became the largest market for Taiwanese fruit exports accounting for 46.2 per cent in 2022, meanwhile, China accounted for only 1.6 per cent.
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