China’s Durian Imports Exceed $1.6 Billion in First Half of 2020

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Musang King Durian Farmers Are Chopping Down Trees To Protest Land Takeover By Authorities

Musang King durian farmers are starting to chop down trees in Raub, Pahang as an act of protest against the takeover of their land. In a recent post that has gone viral in the Facebook group, Durian Blowing Water Station, a durian farmer can be seen cutting down a huge durian tree with a...

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Bloody money suckers and corrupt state government. What happen to Rakyat diutamakan? I hope the durian farmers cut down every durian tree in Raub.

 

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300,000 Musang King durians sold in 60 minutes

• Tuesday, 06 Oct 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: A record total of 300,000 Musang King durians were snapped up in less than one hour in an online flash sale in China.

The sale yesterday was part of the 2020 China-Malaysia (Guangxi) online durian festival in the Chinese city of Qinzhou.

Weighing about 60 tonnes in total, the durians sold out in exactly 50 minutes and 48 seconds with sales recorded worth about 100mil RMB (RM61.2mil).

The record sales was announced at the launch of the durian festival, which was done online from three sites – in Qinzhou, as well as in Kuala Lumpur and Raub, Pahang.

The Prime Minister’s special envoy to China Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said he was confident that the export of Malaysian durian to China would ultimately contribute to bilateral trade between the two countries.

He said according to statistics, China imported 600,000 tonnes of durian worth US$1.7bil (RM7.1bil) last year, with only 7,700 tonnes worth US$67mil (RM278.8mil) coming from Malaysia.

“Despite the Covid-19 outbreak, I believe the demand for Malaysian durian will not be threatened.

Fruits of labour: (From left) Linghang International (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Micheal Jan, Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce public relations committee deputy chairman Tai Chin-Peow, Agriculture Department deputy director Arizal Arshad, Beh, Fong, Malaysia Consulate General in Nanning Minister Counsellor Muhammad Daniel Yee Abdullah, IJM Land assistant general manager Lim Kher Shin, Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park director Edward Chong, China Asia Economic Development Association deputy vice president Datuk Andy Zhao and Dulai Fruits Enterprise Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Eric Chan Yee Hong posing for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 China Malaysia (Guangxi) Online Durian Festival, Kuala Lumpur.

“We should keep these numbers growing to benefit both countries in terms of the economy, and resource, cultural and knowledge sharing, ” he said in a speech that was read out by Malaysia-China business council director Datuk Fong Tian Yong at the event here.

China imported 3,200 tonnes of frozen durian pulp and paste from Malaysia amounting to US$41mil (RM175mil) in 2018.

China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park vice-chairman Datuk Beh Hang Kong said they were exploring the possibility of setting up a Malaysian durian hub in the industrial park.

He said the hub would cover everything from the supply chain, logistics, processing, the downstream industry to a permanent durian bazaar.

“From our research, only about 3% of the Chinese population had tried Malaysian durians.

“I strongly believe that durian can be a big export for our country, ” he said, adding that with strong support from the government, they could look at a market size of up to US$1bil (RM4.16bil).

 

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China stands Thailand’s largest export market for fruits with highest growth in Durian at 58% y-o-y
By Pattaya Mail
August 6, 2021

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry revealed on Wednesday that Thai agricultural exports rose 20% in the first six months of 2021, driven by soaring sales of fresh fruit.

Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) Director-General Phusit Rattanakul Sereeruengsit said fresh fruit exports were up by 42.21%, from the same period last year, earning US$2.89 billion or THB88.9 billion.

He said durian saw the biggest jump in exports, at 58.24% year on year, followed by longan at 51.43%, mango at 50.09% and bananas at 18.59%.

Mr. Phusit said China is still Thailand’s largest export market for fruits, accounting for over 83% of Thai fresh fruit exports. Markets such as Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia and South Korea are also trending towards rising demand. Thai fresh fruit exports to China, in the first half of the year, were worth THB74.53 billion, increasing 71.11% year on year.

 

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China Has Figured Out How To Grow Durians & Is Expecting To Harvest 2,450 Tonnes In June​

"We are not in Malaysia or Thailand. We are in Hainan, China," said a Chinese man while introducing a tree bearing durians.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 16 Mar 2023, 05:17 PM

Durian is a native fruit of Southeast Asia.
Malaysia, along with its neighbouring countries, have long enjoyed the thorny fruits and the economic benefits of cultivating them thanks to the 'durian diplomacy' with China.​

'Durian diplomacy' refers to the trading relationship China has with countries that export durians.
Image via Produce Report

But it may no longer be a fruit that is grown specifically in this region, as China, which has been cultivating the fruit over the past few years, is expecting a sizable durian crop this summer​

According to a video in a China Press report published yesterday, 15 March, a person touring a durian farm in China's southern island province of Hainan was elated and in disbelief that the King of Fruits was seen growing on a young durian tree.

"We are not in Malaysia or Thailand. We are in Hainan, China," said the person while standing beside a tree bearing durians.

"I am so lucky... and excited... This is a Golden Pillow durian, and the trees around here are growing Musang Kings," he added.

A farmer told him that the estate he was on is "the number one durian planting base in Lingshui, Hainan", and that the trees can produce fruit in every season.

Image via YouTube

The video showed one of many durian farms in the province, as Hainan is expected to harvest 93 hectares, or about 130 football fields, of the thorny fruit this June​

To be specific, the total produce is estimated to be 2,450 tonnes, which is about 0.3% of China's durian imports in 2022, reported Produce Report, a portal dedicated to China's agricultural news and analysis.

Last year, the world's second-largest economy imported 824,000 tonnes of durians, valued at more than USD4 billion (RM18 billion), reported South China Morning Post (SCMP), citing official figures.

A file photo of durians grown in Hainan, China.
Image via Oriental Daily

While 2,450 tonnes is just a fraction of the total import, the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences said the figure is expected to grow to between 45,000 tonnes and 75,000 tonnes in 2024​

An officer from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Hainan Province said that Sanya, the southernmost city of Hainan, started cultivating the King of Fruits four years ago, reported Produce Report.

As of now, Sanya has devoted 670 hectares of land to the crop, with 20% to 30% of the trees beginning to bear fruit.

It is forecasted that the trees will produce even more fruits in the coming one to two years, and efforts are being made to expand the durian plantation to cover 3,300 hectares of land in five years' time.

Durian cultivation in China is possible due to Hainan's climate. The southernmost province is almost tropical, with very mild winters and long, hot, muggy, and rainy summers.

In comparison, Malaysia has 76,895 hectares of land dedicated to durian cultivation, said Agricultural Department director-general Datuk Zahimi Hassan in June 2022, reported The Star.

Typically, durian trees that grow from seeds would take eight to 10 years time to bear fruit. The process can be shortened to at least four years when they are grown from grafted trees.

The older the trees are, the more fruit they bear, according to a fact sheet by food-themed museum Alimentarium.

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