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Vietnam’s durian exports to several markets like Thailand, Hong Kong and South Korea rose by double digits year-on-year in the first seven months. China remained the biggest buyer as exports rose by nearly 53% to US$1.47 billion, accounting for 92% of all…
Thailand is consolidating its position as the leading supplier of durians to China, reported the South China Morning Post. Shipments of fresh durians from Thailand to China – the world’s top consumer of the pungent fruits – rebounded in the second quarter…
Vietnam is allowed to export frozen durian and fresh coconuts to China under an official quota, following the signing of protocols between the two countries on Monday. These protocols signed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and…
Durian exports are forecast to surpass US$3 billion this year, according to the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association (Vinafruit). Vietnam earned more than $1.3 billion from shipping durian abroad in the first six months of 2024, up 40% year-on-year. China…
Vietnam exported US$1.32 billion worth of durian in the first six months of 2024, up 45% year-on-year, according to customs data. It accounted for 65% of all fruit exports during the period and is growing increasingly popular in many key markets. China was…
Malaysia is preparing to deliver its first shipment of fresh durians to China, but obtaining approved permits might be difficult for exporters and farmers. Malaysia was granted permission to export fresh durians to China under a phytosanitary protocol signed…
Monthong durian prices have risen by 32% in southern Vietnam in the last two months to VND103,000 (US$4.05) per kilogram amid growing demand from China and other foreign markets. Traders are competing to buy from provinces such as Dak Lak, Binh Phuoc and Tien…
According to customs data, Vietnam exported US$919 million worth of durian in the first five months, up 74% year-on-year. This made durian its top fruit export at 3.5 times that of dragon fruit in second place. Exports of the odoriferous fruit were worth $450…
Chinese traders are looking to buy durian from Vietnamese agriculture giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai three months before its first harvest of the fruit. The company’s 1,200 hectares of durian in Laos has many five-year old trees, each producing 20-30 fruits of…
Thai industry insiders say the ongoing heatwave in Thailand might reduce durian production, allowing Vietnam to increase its supply to China. A heatwave in April and May reduced Thailand’s harvest, which normally commands higher prices than its Vietnamese…
Thailand is poised to export approximately one million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion baht ($3.5 billion) this year, according to Thai PBS World.< In line with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s directives, the Ministry of…
Vietnam has surpassed Thailand as the top durian exporter to China, shipping 32,750 tons in the first two months of 2024. This accounted for 57% of China’s imports, up from 32% last year, according to Vietnam Customs. Vietnam’s export of the fruit to China…
The record prices of durian, coffee, and rice in 2023 brought significant profits to farmers in the Central Highlands and the Mekong Delta. Thoai, a garden owner in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, stated that durian farmers had never had a bumper…
Approved for official export last year, China imports dozens of containers of durians daily from Vietnam. The port in Pingxiang City, which handles much of durian imports, has seen an inflow of the fruit from Vietnam large enough to rival Thailand, China’s…
In October, over five tons of Vietnamese durian and chili were destroyed in Japan for containing a higher dose of pesticide than the country’s standard. The batch of 1.4 tons of durian was exported on Oct. 5 by a company in Vietnam to Japan, where it was…
Vietnam’s durian export reached $1.63 billion in the first nine months, 14 times higher than the figure of same period last year, according to statistic of the General Department of Customs. In the reviewed period, fruit and vegetable exports totaled $4.21…
