The Contemporary Taiwan Apple Market and Export Behavior of Distributors in Production Districts : A Case Study of an Apple Merchant in Aomori Prefecture

Abstract

This paper clarifies the export behavior of distributors in production districts under the existing circumstances of the Taiwan apple market through a case study of an apple merchant in Aomori prefecture. The expansion and abolition of import quota and tariff reduction in Taiwan diversified breeds and the quality of apples from Japan. Apple merchants in Aomori prefecture form a peak of shipment at December by combining the characteristics of Taiwan apple market with that of apple breeds. Thus, some equalization of the monthly shipment amount is enabled while leaving the typical character of apple production district merchants making much of the long term sale. The existing circumstance of the Taiwan apple market presses the typical shipment behavior of apple production district merchants for some change.