The four major pineapple producing areas in Tainan jointly announced that the "2023 Tainan Pineapple Bamboo Shoot Season" will start this Saturday (15th).

(Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)

[Reporter Liu Wanjun/Tainan Report] Tainan pineapples and green bamboo shoots have entered the harvesting period, and the "2023 Tainan Pineapple Bamboo Shoots Season" will start this week. On the 15th, the first event will be held in front of Guanmiao Shanxi Palace.

The golden diamond pineapples in Guanmiao and Xinhua District of Tainan, and the sweet honey pineapples in Shanshang District are well-known nationwide. Li Xiancun, head of Guanmiao District, said that the city's pineapple harvest area is estimated to be 1,042 hectares this year, with an output of 55,114 metric tons. In the face of global warming, farmers' associations have started purchasing and processing cracked fruits in March, and the production during the peak production period from April to May has slightly decreased by more than 1,000 metric tons compared with the same period last year.

Bamboo shoots are estimated to be harvested on an area of ​​about 3,600 hectares, with an output of about 35,000 metric tons.

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The four major production areas held a joint marketing press conference with Mayor Huang Weizhe today. Guanmiao Chonghe Elementary School performed taiko drums, and the chef of Nanyi Golf and Country Club demonstrated a special flavor meal with local ingredients such as pineapples and green bamboo shoots.

The meeting also introduced that this year's Tainan Pineapple Bamboo Shoots Festival will start from Guanmiao Mountain on the 15th, and will be held in front of Guanmiao Mountain West Palace from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, including exhibitions and sales markets, pineapple handmade DIY, charity sales, etc. .

On April 23rd and 30th, the Xinhua District Farmers Association will relay and plan 2 levels of on-site agricultural tour experience tours. On May 13th, it will be held at the Longqi Wenheng Hall in Longqi District Office, including light travel and agricultural products for fruit picking experience. Exhibition and sale and DIY experience, etc.

In addition, the Guanmiao Xinguang Community has launched the crazy pineapple eating season activity, providing fruit picking, understanding of pineapple ecology, environment and food agriculture education, etc., and cooperating with local small farmers to launch the "Three Wins Wanglai" brand, customized Picking pineapple fruit, processing experience and home delivery service, etc.

Huang Weizhe said that Tainan pineapples and bamboo shoots are of high quality, well-known far and near, and are deeply loved by consumers. This year, the city government will focus on expanding processed products and stabilizing market prices, supplemented by targeting the Japanese market overseas, and will hold a number of consumption and production activities. Let tourists come to Tainan, eat, play and buy high-quality and fresh Tainan pineapples and bamboo shoots.

The Shanshang District Farmers Association will exhibit and sell pineapples at the Shulin District Farmers Association and Banqiao District Farmers Association in the morning of the next two days (12th and 13th). The City Shopping Center holds the Nanwang Shiguang Market to expand business opportunities for Tainan pineapples.

The four major pineapple producing areas in Tainan jointly announced that the "2023 Tainan Pineapple Bamboo Shoot Season" will start this Saturday (15th).

(Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)