Carrefour's Contract Farming Ratio Soars to 80-90% in Response to Higher Food Safety and Origin Standards
Carrefour, under Uni-President, has significantly increased its contract farming ratio to 80-90% to meet rising food safety and origin standards. This initiative, part of its 2018 'Food Transformation Plan,' aims to stabilize farmer incomes through direct purchases and guaranteed prices, ensuring a steady supply of summer fruits like watermelons, mangoes, and passion fruits, while also expanding organic and traceable product offerings.
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(Central News Agency reporter He Hsiu-ling, Hualien, 8th) As temperatures rise in May, driving the peak season for summer fruits, Uni-President's Carrefour has proactively laid out its fresh produce supply chain. Carrefour stated that its contract farming ratio with farmers has reached 80-90%, stabilizing farmer incomes through direct purchases and guaranteed price mechanisms. Watermelons, mangoes, and passion fruits are among the main summer fruits; with stable weather this year, supply is expected to increase, driving growth in fresh produce operations.
Carrefour held a '2026 Origin Tour' media visit from the 7th to 8th, visiting fruit production areas in Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and Hualien. Carrefour stated that watermelons, mangoes, and passion fruits are the three best-selling summer fruits. Due to stable weather this year, approximately 1250 tons of watermelons, 100 tons of mangoes, and 5 tons of passion fruits have been stocked to meet summer demand.
Regarding supply chain management, Carrefour pointed out that it launched the Food Transformation Plan in 2018, which includes direct sourcing from origins. Currently, it collaborates long-term with 100 to 200 farmers, with the contract farming ratio for fruits and vegetables reaching 80-90%. Adopting a direct purchase model allows farmers to confirm purchase volumes in advance, reducing price fluctuations and the risk of overstocking even in unstable weather conditions.
Carrefour emphasized that in recent years, consumers have shown increased concern for food safety, origin, and cultivation methods. In addition to requiring legal pesticide residue standards, Carrefour continues to increase the proportion of organic and traceable products. Currently, about 80% of vegetable products are organic, and about 30% of fruit products are organic. The future goal is to develop all vegetables on shelves towards organic production.
Carrefour stated that since the implementation of the Food Transformation Plan, monthly sales of small farmer products have exceeded 500 tons, with an average annual growth rate of over 6%. This indicates that consumers are increasingly accepting agricultural products with traceability, clear origins, and cultivation stories.
Carrefour noted that the farmers collaborating on these three main summer fruits include Wu Cheng-hsi, a passion fruit farmer from Meinong, Kaohsiung. To differentiate his harvest season from Puli, Nantou, his passion fruit season starts in February and can be harvested until June. Additionally, this year he specially cultivated a new variety, 'Blue Star Passion Fruit,' featuring high sweetness and low acidity, which has recently achieved excellent results in northern auction markets.
Furthermore, Irwin mangoes grown by Lu Wang-sheng, a third-generation young farmer from Fangshan, Pingtung, have passed export fruit orchard certification. Ou Meng, a watermelon farmer from Yuli, Hualien, emphasizes eco-friendly farming and recycling of agricultural waste, hoping to reduce the environmental impact on the land. (Editor: Lin Shu-yuan) 1150508
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(Central News Agency reporter He Hsiu-ling, Hualien, 8th) As temperatures rise in May, driving the peak season for summer fruits, Uni-President's Carrefour has proactively laid out its fresh produce supply chain. Carrefour stated that its contract farming ratio with farmers has reached 80-90%, stabilizing farmer incomes through direct purchases and guaranteed price mechanisms. Watermelons, mangoes, and passion fruits are among the main summer fruits; with stable weather this year, supply is expected to increase, driving growth in fresh produce operations.
Carrefour held a '2026 Origin Tour' media visit from the 7th to 8th, visiting fruit production areas in Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and Hualien. Carrefour stated that watermelons, mangoes, and passion fruits are the three best-selling summer fruits. Due to stable weather this year, approximately 1250 tons of watermelons, 100 tons of mangoes, and 5 tons of passion fruits have been stocked to meet summer demand.
Regarding supply chain management, Carrefour pointed out that it launched the Food Transformation Plan in 2018, which includes direct sourcing from origins. Currently, it collaborates long-term with 100 to 200 farmers, with the contract farming ratio for fruits and vegetables reaching 80-90%. Adopting a direct purchase model allows farmers to confirm purchase volumes in advance, reducing price fluctuations and the risk of overstocking even in unstable weather conditions.
Carrefour emphasized that in recent years, consumers have shown increased concern for food safety, origin, and cultivation methods. In addition to requiring legal pesticide residue standards, Carrefour continues to increase the proportion of organic and traceable products. Currently, about 80% of vegetable products are organic, and about 30% of fruit products are organic. The future goal is to develop all vegetables on shelves towards organic production.
Carrefour stated that since the implementation of the Food Transformation Plan, monthly sales of small farmer products have exceeded 500 tons, with an average annual growth rate of over 6%. This indicates that consumers are increasingly accepting agricultural products with traceability, clear origins, and cultivation stories.
Carrefour noted that the farmers collaborating on these three main summer fruits include Wu Cheng-hsi, a passion fruit farmer from Meinong, Kaohsiung. To differentiate his harvest season from Puli, Nantou, his passion fruit season starts in February and can be harvested until June. Additionally, this year he specially cultivated a new variety, 'Blue Star Passion Fruit,' featuring high sweetness and low acidity, which has recently achieved excellent results in northern auction markets.
Furthermore, Irwin mangoes grown by Lu Wang-sheng, a third-generation young farmer from Fangshan, Pingtung, have passed export fruit orchard certification. Ou Meng, a watermelon farmer from Yuli, Hualien, emphasizes eco-friendly farming and recycling of agricultural waste, hoping to reduce the environmental impact on the land. (Editor: Lin Shu-yuan) 1150508
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