The Ministry of Agriculture will cooperate with Taiwan Sugar Corporation to promote moth orchids in the US to avoid tariffs, reports said Thursday.
In 2024, Taiwan exported 40% of its moth orchids to the US for a value of NT$1.97 billion (US$59.92 million), out of total moth orchid exports worth NT$4.94 billion, Liberty Times reported. Even though the Trump administration decided to postpone the introduction of a 32% tariff on imports from Taiwan by 90 days, the measure still triggered concern from orchid exporters.
Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) said a special task force had been formed to help the sector, per CNA. He told farmers in Tainan Wednesday that the government was offering them NT$50 million in financing support.
Within a month, a decision could be reached to boost cooperation between Taiwanese orchid growers and Taiwan Sugar to use the company's 5-hectare production base in California.
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