The Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said: Vietnamese durian has confirmed product quality. Although it has only been exported since September 2022, Vietnamese durian has also captured 31.8% of the market share in the Chinese market and is second only to Thailand (accounting for 68% of the market share).
The signing of the Protocol on Plant Quarantine Requirements for Vietnamese fresh durian exported to China has created an opportunity to organize and develop the Vietnamese durian industry in the direction of modernity, quality, and safety. complete and sustainable.
According to the Plant Protection Department, in the coming time, the successful opening of frozen durian products to the Chinese market will create an important step forward for the Vietnamese durian industry.
Therefore, if you make good use of opportunities and advantages and organize professional production, while constantly improving techniques and improving quality, Vietnam’s durian industry will not worry about its position or market share. which can surpass Thai durian and dominate the Chinese market.
Since the Protocol on plant quarantine requirements for Vietnamese fresh durian exported to China was signed, durian area and output have had a rapid growth rate. Many ineffective areas of fruit trees and perennial trees have been demolished and replaced with durian trees.
To date, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has approved for Vietnam 708 durian growing area codes and 168 durian packaging facility codes.
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To ensure credibility with the issued codes, the Plant Protection Department requests localities and authorities to step up inspection, examination and supervision of growing areas and packaging facilities to control quality. amount of agricultural products exported right from the input and cultivation stages. Thereby, detecting and promptly handling cases of violations and fraud in the use of planting area codes and export packaging facilities.
Along with that, reorganize the structure of the sustainable industry; create space for farmers and businesses to cooperate on the principle of equality and win-win cooperation. At the same time, develop the agricultural value chain, closely linking stages from production, processing to product consumption.
Currently, the durian area in the country reaches over 112,000 hectares, accounting for 9% of the fruit growing area and output reaches 863,000 tons. The main consuming markets for Vietnamese durian are China, Thailand, Japan and the US.
In 2023, Vietnam exports more than 603,000 tons of durian; Of which, more than 595,000 tons were exported to the Chinese market (accounting for 98.6%). By the end of February 2024, Vietnam had exported more than 41,000 tons (approximately the durian output exported in 2022).
Source VNA (link to original article)
