The measures taken by the Council of Agriculture have led to good sales of grouper, giving hope to fishermen who were desperate because of China’s ban on Taiwan grouper. Due to the strong demand, even the laborers who were worried about losing their jobs can earn at least 8,000 yuan a day.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] With the booming domestic and foreign sales of grouper, the fisherman's association in the producing area said that compared with the middle of the year, the green grouper, which was originally priced at about 80 yuan per catty by the pond, has now exceeded 100 yuan per catty, and the dragon tiger grouper was originally The poolside price is about 120 yuan per catty. Recently, the price of 1 catty has been seen at about 140 yuan. The price of gentian grouper has increased from the original poolside price of about 150 yuan per catty to 170 yuan. Fishermen said that because of the measures taken by the Council of Agriculture, grouper sales have been good, giving hope to fishermen who were desperate because of China’s ban on Taiwan grouper. Because of the strong demand, even the laborers who were worried about losing their jobs can earn at least a day. 8 thousand yuan.

The Council of Agriculture strongly promotes the three-cleaning processing of grouper, such as descaling, deburring, and peeling. The nutritious lunch also includes grouper dishes. Director-General Chen Qihong observed that Chinese people used to eat grouper mostly at banquets, and processed and easy-to-cook grouper fillets and fish steaks have now been more widely used in Chinese families. He observed on the front line and found that many schoolchildren eat grouper at school. After returning home and sharing the good taste of grouper, more families were driven to buy, and the average purchase volume of family customers increased by 30%.

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The current price of grouper has stabilized and even become popular. Guo Zhanhao, director-general of the Xingda Port Fisheries Association, said that the average price of green grouper, dragon tiger grouper, and gentian grouper has risen by more than 20 yuan per catty. Some fishermen are optimistic about the market outlook and are reluctant to sell. The processing factory set up by the fisherman's association is currently one of the main forces processing the dragon and tiger grouper fish fillets and fish fillets for nutritional lunch. Guo Zhanhao said that the processing factory works in two shifts to process and catch up with the goods. Grouper sales are brisk, and we have suggested to the Fisheries Department that the raw materials for grouper nuggets and fillets served in nutritious lunches should be changed to gentian grouper.

A fisherman surnamed Huang who has been breeding groupers in Pingtung for more than 30 years said bluntly that when China initially banned Taiwan's agricultural products, he was very worried about the overall market, and because the groupers as a whole have a complete industrial chain from breeding, pulling, fish transportation, and processing, they raised a total of 4 More than 10,000 families have benefited from the measures of the Council of Agriculture. The drivers of the fish trucks are full of business. The workers who pull the knuckles can pull the knuckles four times a day, and the daily income is at least 8,000 yuan. He estimates that more than 80% of the fishermen can make a profit or loss. Ping, so that fishermen have a way to help their children pay tuition and living expenses. "The employees of the entire grouper industry have changed from hopeless to hopeful, and they have a way to celebrate the new year."

Yang Mingxian, a professor of the Department of International Trade and Economics of Feng Chia University, said that in the face of China’s sudden ban on our agricultural products, the government must first solve the risk of reducing income for fishermen and falling land prices for grouper production. The government’s nutritional lunch with grouper dishes is a breakthrough strategy , To stabilize the price of the place of production, all policies must return to the original intention. For example, "eat grouper in every class", the original intention is to stabilize the price of the place of production, and to enhance students' understanding of food and agriculture education.