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Retail Asia22/04/2024

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 Agriculture and Cooperatives is tasked with drafting regulations to prevent the sale of unripe or inferior […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2024

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 rose by 2.4 times year-on-year. Thailand saw its exports plunge by […]

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Retail Asia13/02/2024

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 harvest like last year. The price of this fruit remained high […]

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Retail Asia15/12/2023

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 main supplier, since last year. Nong Liqing, CEO of a fruit importer in […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2023

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 found to contain 0.03 parts per million (ppm) […]

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Retail Asia26/10/2023

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 billion, a surge of 72.5% equivalent to $1.77 billion year on year. Durian has […]

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Retail Asia12/09/2023

Businesses are crying foul as farmers are not honoring deals with them to sell durian and are instead seeking to sell their produce to others for higher prices. Van Hoa, a durian packaging and exporting company with a capacity of 100,000 tons a year, has lost out on many contracts recently. “We committed early to […]

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Retail Asia11/08/2023

Musang King durian moon cake prices, made with the popular durian variety originally from Malaysia, have increased by 2-10% year-on-year in Vietnam. Their cost ranges between VND900,000 ($37.90) to VND1.7 million per box. Last year, the most expensive product sold for around VND1.5 million. Hoang Anh, a moon cake vendor in Ho Chi Minh City’s […]

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Retail Asia31/07/2023

According to Vietnam Customs, Durian exports increased 19-fold year-on-year in the first half of this year to US$876 million. Of this, China alone accounted for $835 million. Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of the Vietnam Fruits and Vegetables Association, said durian is harvested in May-June in the southern provinces and August-December in the Central Highlands. […]

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Retail Asia29/06/2023

Thai exporters are halving the time it takes to deliver durian to China, from 8 days to four days, in order to better compete with Vietnam over the pungent fruit. Thailand shipped 477,700 tons of fresh durian to China in the first five months, valued at a record high of $1.75 billion and the highest […]

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Retail Asia20/06/2023

Vietnam’s durian export value reached more than US$500 million in the first five months, an increase of more than 18 times against the same period last year. According to the General Department of Customs, during the period, vegetable and fruit exports stayed at $2.03 billion, up 43% over the same period last year. The main […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2023

A premium durian variety from Malaysia, Black Thorn, is now grown in Vietnam and is popular despite costing a steep VND800,000 (US$34) per kilogram. Farmers grow it in the Mekong Delta and their trees have borne fruits this harvest season. The most expensive durian variety in Vietnam costs nine times the price of Ri6 and 2.5 times that of Musang King, another premium […]

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Retail Asia05/06/2023

Vietnam-grown Musang King durian has seen prices plunging by half in Vietnam in over two months due to abundant supply. Loan in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8 is selling a kilogram of Musang King durian flesh at VND650,000 ($27.68), down by half from early March. This is the lowest price of the variety she […]

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Retail Asia25/05/2023

China has approved another 293 farming areas and 115 packaging facilities in Vietnam for export of fresh durian to it, eight months after the two countries signed a protocol. Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is working with China’s General Administration of Customs for the approval of another 400 farming areas and 60 packaging […]

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Retail Asia08/05/2023

The export of bananas, durians, and jackfruit from Vietnam to China and Laos surged in the year’s first four months. The export value of vegetables and fruits reached $1.39 billion, up 19.4% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. China led the consumption of Vietnamese fruits and […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2023

Ri6 durian prices grown in the Mekong Delta have plunged by 30-40% to VND50,000-55,000 ($2.13-2.34) per kilogram from early April. Prices in the localities of Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Can Tho, where most of the fruit is grown, have plummeted 70% since early February. Vendors say that prices have fallen because Chinese buyers have […]

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Retail Asia30/03/2023

A kilogram of Vietnam-grown Musang King now costs VND1.5-1.8 million ($64-$76), 20% higher than imports of the same varietal. A kilogram of husked local Vietnamese Musang King ranges from VND500,000-850,000 per kilogram, equivalent to VND1.5-1.8 million per kilogram (husk removed). The price has increased 10% over a year ago. Malaysia’s Musang King is considered the […]

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Retail Asia26/03/2023

Durian prices have plunged by half in nearly two months as harvest season approaches and supply is abundant. Farmers in the southern provinces of Tien Giang, Long An, Binh Phuoc, and Dong Thap sell their Ri6 durian for VND75,000-VND85,000 per kilogram ($3.19-$3.62), down from VND190,000 in earlier February. Lanh, a farmer in Tien Giang, said […]

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Retail Asia23/02/2023

Rice farmers in the Mekong Delta have been switching to durian on thousands of hectares of lands despite warnings the soil is unsuitable and there will be oversupply. Tran Dang Khoa in Long An Province in the delta is busy preparing to harvest his durian crop he has sold to a trader at VND150,000 ($6.32) […]

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Retail Asia24/11/2022

Thai farmers who’ve enjoyed a virtual monopoly in exporting fresh durian to China are worried about Vietnam entering the fray because the latter’s proximity to the importer generates several advantages. When Vietnam’s first batch of fresh durian was exported to China under official quota in September, Thai farmer Busaba Nakpipat said she was concerned about heightened competition […]

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