Mangoes that cleared European quarantine after 7 years have finally departed
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Taiwanese Mandarin with no clear use case | NAO
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A total of 6 tons of Taiwanese mangoes, lychees, and dragon fruits have been cleared for export to Europe.
This is the first export since the EU tightened its quarantine standards in 2019.
It is said to be the first export
since the EU's quarantine standards were tightened in 2019.
The departure ceremony in Pingtung County
was attended by the Ministry of Agriculture and producers.
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The expression "seven years of hard work have borne fruit"
is the most fitting for this news.
But in reality,
it is the mangoes that bear fruit,
and they are literally flying off to Europe.
That coincidence
felt somehow very Taiwanese to me.
Farmers changed how they grow them to meet the standards,
the government continued negotiations,
and seven years later, 6 tons of fruit are packed in boxes and setting off on a journey.
That kind of modest accumulation of effort
has taken the form of a departure ceremony.
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Today's word is export (shūchū).
It means to export or to send something out.
It uses the same kanji as Japanese, so you can understand it just by reading it.
But this export is packed with
seven years of negotiations and the farmers' hard work.
When someone in Europe eats a Taiwanese mango,
they probably won't know about those seven years.
I think that's fine.
If it's delicious, that's enough.
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Original news here↓
A total of 6 tons of Taiwanese mangoes and lychees exported to Europe, the first since the tightening of quarantine regulations (Focus Taiwan)
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