There are many types of citrus in the mainland, and the varieties that can be planted in each region are different, but most of the varieties are still imported from other places, and in recent days, the General Administration of Customs has suspended the import of citrus fruits in Taiwan, so what are the citrus fruits? What are the implications for Taiwan?
1. What are the citrus fruits?
Citrus fruits are citrus, orange, grapefruit, orange, lemon, specifically sand sugar orange (October orange), Wenzhou honey orange, Australian finger orange, milk orange, mountain orange, wolfberry, Ba Shuo, wolfberry, wolfberry, Tiantai Mountain honey orange, Clement's small citrus, grapefruit, late white grapefruit, Pingshan grapefruit, Pingshan grapefruit, golden bullet, lemon, blood orange, yellow orange, natural orange, raw citrus, reed orange, milk orange, orange, sand orange, oil orange, unknown fire, kumquat, Amygon, Yichang orange and so on.
1. Sugar Tachibana
Sugar orange fruit is flat and round, the tip of the navel is concave, the peel is orange-yellow, easy to peel, the peel is rough and brittle, easy to fragment when peeling, the single fruit weighs 32-56g, and the edible rate is 71%. Mainly divided into two categories, broken skins and strips, of which the broken skins are slightly rough, but also very brittle, easy to break, when peeling, often broken into many small pieces; The peel of the stripe sugar orange is very easy to peel, and often a peel is a large piece.
2. Blood orange
Blood orange is a rubiaceae, citrus plant, like warm, like wet, but not tolerant of waterlogging, its fruit is spherical, flat or oval, the flesh is orange red or purple red when ripe, sweet or slightly sour, the peel is difficult to peel off. The fruit is generally a little smaller than ordinary oranges, the maximum diameter of the fruit surface can reach 75mm, and the peel is generally thinner, and it is softer to pinch by hand.
3. Aloe
"Mandarin" is a small evergreen tree or shrub, with small white flowers, the fruit is spherically flattened, the flesh is juicy, the taste is sweet and sour, some are slightly bitter, the peel is rough, and when ripe, it is orange-yellow, and there are also green ones. The peel, leaves and seeds can be used in medicine. "Citrus" also refers to the fruit of this plant. Such as reeds, oranges, mandarin oranges, etc. Some dialects are also called mandarins.
4. Grapefruit
Grapefruit is a plant of the family Rubiaceae and citrus, which prefers a warm and humid environment (the suitable temperature for growth is 23-29 °C), and is widely cultivated in Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Fujian and other southern provinces. The fruit is spherical, flattened, pear-shaped or broad-conical, with more than 200 seeds, and also has no seeds, irregular shape, usually approximately rectangular, single embryo. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruit period is from September to December.
5. Gold Bullet
Golden marbles are evergreen shrubs or small trees of the persimmon genus persimmon family, growing fruit like bullets and not easy to fall, blooming flowers like small lanterns, with the meaning of wordless and flower farewell, next year and see each other again, currently in the mainland of East China, Central China, South China are planted, and ornamental value is very high. It is planted in Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi and other places on the mainland, among which the golden marbles planted in Chongqing are also known as "small mountain marbles".
6. Bergamot
Bergamot is a russet family, citrus plant, is acidic, its fragrant skin can be extracted from bergamot oil, bergamot pear is a winter pear that was commonly cultivated in Britain since Roman times, the fruit is large and round, the skin color is yellow and green with russet spots, rich in fructose and vitamins.
2. What are the impacts of citrus fruits on Taiwan?
The impact of citrus fruits on Taiwan is a significant impact on Taiwan's economy. Because according to the data released by the General Administration of Customs, in the first six months of this year, the trade between the two sides of the mainland reached 165.4 billion US dollars, of which the mainland trade from Taiwan reached 122.2 billion US dollars, an increase of 3% year-on-year, which shows how high Taiwan's demand for the mainland market is, and now a ban on the entry of a variety of products will seriously affect Taiwan's economy.
Summary: Citrus fruits include citrus, orange, grapefruit, orange, lemon, specifically sand sugar orange (October orange), Wenzhou honey orange, Australian refers to orange, and the impact of citrus fruits on Taiwan will have a significant impact on Taiwan's economy.