Fruits Info

Fuzhou city on China's mainland has established 40 tons of fruit and vegetables from Taiwan. Two hundred kilos included varieties incoming from Taiwan for the first time.

Nine varieties of fruits and vegetables have just been arranged open access to the mainland market including lettuce, taro, loofah, broccoli, bitter melons and also Chinese cabbage.

This batch of produce was laden a week ago and transported to Fuzhou via Japan. Experts say eight days of transportation might affect produce freshness.

Yang Jinfa, Fujian Super Modern Agriculture Group said: "Long transportation time adds to the cost. If there are direct flights, the cost would be reduced by 30 per cent. We're now calling for direct transportation of fruits and vegetables between the mainland and Taiwan to increase cross-straits agricultural exchanges and cooperation."

These Taiwan fruit and vegetables would arrive at the Fuzhou Cross-Straits Conference on Economy and Trade on Thursday. Fuzhou residents could also buy the items at local supermarkets.