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Malaysia eyes bigger slice of market in China as fresh durian shipments take off
Malaysia Correspondent
Updated Aug 25, 2024, 12:27 AM
Malaysia sent its first shipment of fresh durian to China on Aug 24. ST PHOTO: HAZLIN HASSAN
SEPANG/BENTONG, Malaysia – Malaysia sent its first shipment of fresh durians to China on Aug 24 amid great fanfare, two months after the countries signed a deal to expand their trade in the king of fruits from just durian products and frozen whole durians.
40 tonnes of fresh durians, including varieties such as Musang King, Black Thorn, D24, and IOI, from eight exporting companies will be shipped to China in three phases.
Malaysia is hoping to see booming demand for its durians in China now that it has been given a slice of the multibillion-dollar market in the world’s second-largest economy, which now buys fresh durians from its neighbours Thailand and Vietnam.
Thailand’s chief competitor, Vietnam, claimed all but a trickle of the remaining shipments over the second quarter. Vietnamese durians sometimes sell for less than their Thai peers in China as shipping costs are defrayed by the use of a land border.
However, Chinese authorities had cut off 33 Vietnamese durian export sources in June over quality concerns.
Vietnam’s quick growth in exports of fresh durian since 2022 – before which Thailand had a functional monopoly – may have prompted growers to pursue shipment volume at the expense of quality, analysts said.
China is the world’s biggest buyer of durians by a long shot, importing 1.4 million tonnes in 2023. Dubbed “king of fruits” by many consumers, it is treated as a delicacy and has even been given as a gift to celebrate special occasions such as weddings.
Malaysia Correspondent
Updated Aug 25, 2024, 12:27 AM
Malaysia sent its first shipment of fresh durian to China on Aug 24. ST PHOTO: HAZLIN HASSAN
SEPANG/BENTONG, Malaysia – Malaysia sent its first shipment of fresh durians to China on Aug 24 amid great fanfare, two months after the countries signed a deal to expand their trade in the king of fruits from just durian products and frozen whole durians.
40 tonnes of fresh durians, including varieties such as Musang King, Black Thorn, D24, and IOI, from eight exporting companies will be shipped to China in three phases.
Malaysia is hoping to see booming demand for its durians in China now that it has been given a slice of the multibillion-dollar market in the world’s second-largest economy, which now buys fresh durians from its neighbours Thailand and Vietnam.
China’s summer durian market heats up as Thailand, Vietnam vie for top spot
- Published: 5:00am, 21 Aug 2024
Thailand’s chief competitor, Vietnam, claimed all but a trickle of the remaining shipments over the second quarter. Vietnamese durians sometimes sell for less than their Thai peers in China as shipping costs are defrayed by the use of a land border.
However, Chinese authorities had cut off 33 Vietnamese durian export sources in June over quality concerns.
Vietnam’s quick growth in exports of fresh durian since 2022 – before which Thailand had a functional monopoly – may have prompted growers to pursue shipment volume at the expense of quality, analysts said.
China is the world’s biggest buyer of durians by a long shot, importing 1.4 million tonnes in 2023. Dubbed “king of fruits” by many consumers, it is treated as a delicacy and has even been given as a gift to celebrate special occasions such as weddings.
