The Council of Agriculture expands the export market of pineapple custard apples, and pineapple custard apples are sold to Brunei, and the frozen fruit is also sold to South Korea for the first time.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] The Taitung County Government is scheduled to lead a delegation to China tomorrow to discuss the export of pineapple custard apples. The Taitung County Government said today that it was blocked by the central government and could not go to China. Du Wenzhen, vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said today (21st) that To go to China, you must follow the "Regulations on Relations between People across the Taiwan Strait".

China has unilaterally suspended the import of pineapple custard apples from Taiwan since 2021. The Council of Agriculture has developed frozen fruits to overcome quarantine obstacles and expanded export markets such as Japan and South Korea. It has also allowed fresh pineapple custard apples to be sold to Brunei for the first time. Taitung County Government intends to open tomorrow Leading a delegation to China to discuss matters such as Sakyamuni transportation, and proposed the anti-quarantine regulations formulated by the county itself. The Taitung County Government specified a day to go to China to negotiate, but the central government blocked it.

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Du Wenzhen attended the "Forest Conservation Personnel Commendation Conference" today. Before the meeting, he was asked about the incident that the Taitung County Government said that he was blocked by the central government from going to China. He said that the export of Taiwan's agricultural products to China is divided into two parts. It is necessary to exercise public power, so it is necessary to return to the cross-strait quarantine and inspection cooperation platform. If civil servants want to go to China, they must follow the "Regulations on Relations between People across the Strait". The relevant application and approval authority is not the Council of Agriculture.

Du Wenzhen said that she is happy to see that the cross-strait agricultural products can flow smoothly under the international norms. She also said that the Council of Agriculture has been working hard to export agricultural products, and also strives to sell pineapple custards to more high-end markets.