March 14, 2006

Taiwan has new online platform for agricultural products

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) announced on Mar 10 that it has launched an online platform for exporting agricultural products. The system will bring together foreign buyers and Taiwanese agricultural product suppliers.

The website at www.agexporter.com.tw, is designed in Chinese, English and Japanese. It promotes Taiwanese-produced agricultural products in the lead-up to the 2006 International Food and Beverage Exhibition that will be held on Mar 14-17 in Tokyo.

A TAITRA official said the website covers more than 1,000 items of agricultural products including poultry and livestock products, and seafood.

TAITRA and the Council of Agriculture (COA) will jointly organize a Taiwanese delegation to participate in the four-day Tokyo food and beverage exhibition to explore trade opportunities with Japan and other countries.

According to the COA, Taiwan's largest agricultural export market is Japan. Taiwan exported almost US$1.3 billion worth of agricultural products there in 2005. That made up 36 percent of Taiwan's total agricultural exports for 2005.