date:Jun 30, 2016
on store shelves the following afternoon.
The prevalence of aerial transport means freight expenses account for about one-third of Japanese strawberry prices in Hong Kong. Customers in Taiwan and other markets pay three to four times more than Japanese shoppers.
Maritime shipping is estimated to reduce transport outlays to one-fifth, or even one-tenth, of the current costs.
By fiscal 2020, the ministry plans to raise the ratio of seaborne strawberry exports to 20%. It wants to boost the figur