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Ministry to help peanut farmers amid tariff fears
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (522+ words) Minister of Agriculture Chen Junne-jih () yesterday pledged support for domestic peanut farmers amid concerns over the impact of a policy to eliminate tariffs on select US imports. The policy, part of the Taiwan-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), has yet…...
Tariff-free US peanut imports could impact 30% of domestic production: MOA
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (445+ words) Importing US peanuts tariff-free could affect up to 30 percent of domestically produced peanuts, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said today, presenting plans to boost the value of local peanuts and guide crop switching. Tariff-free imports of US peanuts are an…...
Agriculture fund to include peanut support
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) Part of the NT$30 billion (US$951. 84 million) agricultural support fund President William Lai () announced on Friday would be used to boost competitiveness of local peanuts as tariffs on peanuts from the US are lifted, the Agriculture and Food Agency said…...