Many Chinese mushroom products are sold at a lower price than those made in Taiwan, the Taiwan Mushroom Research and Development Association (TMRDA) said yesterday, according to a report of Liberty Times.
Chen Tsung-ming, director-general of TMRDA, and its member Hou Wen-liang jointly noted that a package of mushrooms priced at NT$399 because the climate of Taiwan is not hospitable to mushrooms, therefore, prices are much higher than mushrooms from abroad. It is not usual to see Taiwan mushrooms at such a low price, added Chen.
In response to the accusation, personnel of Won-Lai-Won Enterprise Organization, which put these mushrooms on sale, said firmly that they are 100% sure these mushrooms are made in Taiwan and the accusation is groundless.
However, Hsu Liang-hsing, head of the promotion unit of Kuantian Farmer s Association, also confirmed that they don t plant mushrooms in Kuantian.
Chen noted that at least over 25% of mushrooms in Taiwan market are from China. China mushrooms come to Taiwan through transit trade in containers of Southeast Asian countries and smuggling. A much lower price sharpens its competitive edge in Taiwan market.
Furthermore, in the market of processed products, more than 70% of oil rice, rice dumplings, pork balls and the like consist of China mushrooms to the detriment of the profits of Taiwan mushrooms planters, Chen added.
Chen Tsung-ming, director-general of TMRDA, and its member Hou Wen-liang jointly noted that a package of mushrooms priced at NT$399 because the climate of Taiwan is not hospitable to mushrooms, therefore, prices are much higher than mushrooms from abroad. It is not usual to see Taiwan mushrooms at such a low price, added Chen.
In response to the accusation, personnel of Won-Lai-Won Enterprise Organization, which put these mushrooms on sale, said firmly that they are 100% sure these mushrooms are made in Taiwan and the accusation is groundless.
However, Hsu Liang-hsing, head of the promotion unit of Kuantian Farmer s Association, also confirmed that they don t plant mushrooms in Kuantian.
Chen noted that at least over 25% of mushrooms in Taiwan market are from China. China mushrooms come to Taiwan through transit trade in containers of Southeast Asian countries and smuggling. A much lower price sharpens its competitive edge in Taiwan market.
Furthermore, in the market of processed products, more than 70% of oil rice, rice dumplings, pork balls and the like consist of China mushrooms to the detriment of the profits of Taiwan mushrooms planters, Chen added.
