Fruit and Vegetables: Kumquats■Variety

Ripe Kumquat Tamatama■Introduction
Ripe Kumquat Tamatama, a Miyazaki brand, is very sweetwith sugar content of over 16 degrees. The fruit is big andsoft, and it can be eaten whole, unpeeled! They are also richin vitamins C and E, dietary fiber, etc., making themappealing for their healthiness for which they have been
eaten since ancient times to prevent colds. Eat the delicious
fruit as an easy way to top up your vitamins.

■Characteristics
They are fully ripened on the trees for over 210 days after
blossoming inside greenhouses. After that, they undergo
rigorous screening in which only fruit measuring more than
2.8 cm in diameter with sugar content of over 16 degrees,etc., are sold as Ripe Kumquat Tamatama. Furthermore,
fruit measuring more than 3.2 cm across, with sugar content
of over 18 degrees, and a beautiful appearance with almost
no scratches are sold as Tamatama Excellent.

■Packaging■Recommended way of eating them
- They are best eaten whole, unpeeled!
- They can also be enjoyed in appetizers, salads, sweets,
beverages, etc.

■Best eaten
January to March■Export season
December to mid-March■Exported toSoutheast Asia

■Movie of production and shipment processes
Sweet, fully ripened kumquats
are harvested and handled withcare to prevent damage, while
the boxes in which they areshipped out are lined withcushioning material.

Scan the QR code to enjoy
watching a movie of a trip toan orchard in the growing
region of Miyazaki City in
Miyazaki Prefecture.

Fruit and Vegetables: Kumquats■Name of producer

Miyazaki Food and Agriculture
Overseas Export Promotion Council■The characteristics and strengths of producers(the growing region)■Address
Miyazaki Prefectural Government Office,2-10-1 Tachibanadori-higashi, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
880-8501■Contact information
Phone:
E-MAIL:URL:+81-985-26-7126
nogyoryutsu-brand@pref.miyazaki.lg.jp-■Export system and facilities
Given the shrinking domestic food market, full-scale exports
began in FY 2019 to meet overseas demand targeting
markets in Greater China, including Hong Kong andSingapore. To deal with strict standards for residual
pesticides in Taiwan, we secured farms dedicated toexporting to Taiwan, laid down and implemented schedules
for spraying pesticides and carry out inspections before
shipment.

■Overseas PR activities
Centered on demand during the Spring Festival in Greater
China, we engage in sales promotion and PR activities at retailstores, hotels, restaurants, confectionary shops, etc.,
promoting; (1) their deliciousness with sugar content of over
16 degrees (2) their healthiness allowing them to be eaten
unpeeled, and (3) the good luck they symbolize in Chinese
culture.

Miyazaki Prefecture is the biggest kumquat growing region in
Japan both in terms of production area and quantity (accountingfor around 70 % of production).
Tamatama, which can be eaten unpeeled, boasts many years ofhistory in which farmers, agricultural groups and the local
government have worked in solidarity for 30 years to establish
the brand, which has won high appraisal from both consumers
and buyers.

■Information on production and export quantities
Area planted with variety

50 ha (Ripe Kumquat)

Production quantity

1,040 t (Ripe Kumquat)

Quantity available for export(annually)

100 t

Quantity available for export(per export)

Decided in accordance with sales
channels (open to negotiation)

Minimum quantity available for export 5 cases (15 kg)
Total export quantity per region■Patents and certifications

58 t (Hong Kong, Singapore,Taiwan. As of FY 2021)

PatentsNone

GI certification

None

Various other certifications

Initiative being implemented to acquire
Miyazaki Prefecture version of GAP.