FOOD TAIPEI 2007 will be opening on the 21st of June and the event will last till the 24th at Hall I of Taipei World Trade Center. FOODTECH TAIPEI 2007 (Taipei Int'l Food Machinery & Technology Show) and TAIPEI PACK 2007 (Taipei Int'l Packaging Industry Show) will be simultaneously opened to the public at Hall I, II and III respectively.
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) helped set up an FTA Pavilion at last year's Tea and Wine Exhibition from Nov. 24 to 27 in an effort to promote imports from countries with which Taiwan has signed free trade agreements. The pavilion saw products from Panama, Nicaragua and Guatemala as well as merchandises from 11 companies located in the nations of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in Central and South America. The promotional campaign was a success as Taiwan consumers got a better understanding of food products from the three countries, especially coffee, chili sauce, and canned chicken soup. To follow last year's success, TAITRA will again set up an FTA pavilion at Food Taipei this year where exhibitors from Panama, Guatemala and Nicaragua will showcase their products.
A delegation of Panama's industry and commerce ministry will have a presence at the pavilion. The group includes the following companies: Alisina, S.A.; Chiguiri, S.A.; Conservas de Antano, S.A.; Conservas Panamenas Selectas, S.A.; Farallon Aguaculture, S.A.; Industrias Alimenticias Doraz, S.A.; and Panafrut, S.A. Another five companies from the country, making such products as coffee, seafood, sauces, juices and soups, will also be in the show.
In the Guatemala pavilion will be such firms as Avestruces Patas Largas; CAFCOM, S.A.; Comercial Corban, S.A.; and Zacate de Te de Limon, S.A. And the Nicaragua pavilion will feature such firms as Coopagro R.L.; Industrial Comercial San Martin, S.A.; Matadero Central, S.A.; and Tabacos Puros de Nicaragua, S.A.
The Taiwan Food Industry
In the year 2006 Taiwan's food & beverage industry churned out a domestic production value of NT$ 444.8 billion, a healthy increase of 2.56% over the previous year, reports the Food Industry Research & Development Institute.
During the first six months of the same year Taiwan imports of food & beverage products totaled NT$ 55.1 billion, a 10.77% increase on the same period of the previous year. Increased import value is chiefly attributed to rising prices for a large number of commodities on the world market, and increased import volume. Import value of meat, wholly milled cereals, non-alcoholic beverages, tea, sugar, and molasses rose at least 20%; and feedstuff, canned food, frozen food, and alcoholic beverages also rose more than 5%.
Meanwhile, Taiwan's export value for the first six months in 2006 was about NT$ 26.2 billion. Among all product categories, the export value of frozen foods, non-alcoholic beverages, and condiments accounted for 78% of total export value.
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