The geographic location makes Taiwan a perfect island for growing fruits from tropical, subtropical
to temperate. There are more than 30 kinds of fruits, with an area of 220 thousand hectares, total
production of 2.7 million tons and production value of about NT$ 100 billion dollars. The
production value of tropical fruits comprises about half of the total production value. Mangos,
bananas, pineapples, wax apples, guavas and papayas are the leading tropical fruit species. The
present article introduces the current situation of tropical fruit production in Taiwan.
