1. MOA Launches Dual-Track Recovery Plan for Mataian Creek Disaster Area; Premier Praises Progress in Farmland Restoration

To ease the impact of U.S. tariffs on Taiwan’s tilapia exports, the Fisheries Agency on May 27 introduced a processing incentive program aimed at stabilizing domestic supply and demand. The measure encourages processors to purchase large-sized farmed tilapia and convert them into fillet products.　The program is open to fishermen’s associations, seafood processors, and agricultural enterprises in Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung. Eligible fish must weigh at least 1.5 kilograms each and come from registered aquaculture farms that have completed stocking declarations. The initial incentive quota covers 300 metric tons of fillet products, with processors receiving NT$20 per kilogram.　Applicants must register by June 5, complete processing by August 5, and submit supporting documents by September 30 to claim incentives. The Fisheries Agency said applications involving false information or ineligible products will be rejected, and any subsidies already issued may be recovered in accordance with the law.

2.U.S. Tariffs Hit Tilapia Exports; Fisheries Agency Offers Processing Incentives

To ease the impact of U.S. tariffs on Taiwan’s tilapia exports, the Fisheries Agency on May 27 introduced a processing incentive program aimed at stabilizing domestic supply and demand. The measure encourages processors to purchase large-sized farmed tilapia and convert them into fillet products.　The program is open to fishermen’s associations, seafood processors, and agricultural enterprises in Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung. Eligible fish must weigh at least 1.5 kilograms each and come from registered aquaculture farms that have completed stocking declarations. The initial incentive quota covers 300 metric tons of fillet products, with processors receiving NT$20 per kilogram.　Applicants must register by June 5, complete processing by August 5, and submit supporting documents by September 30 to claim incentives. The Fisheries Agency said applications involving false information or ineligible products will be rejected, and any subsidies already issued may be recovered in accordance with the law.