Recently, Malaysia’s first batch of fresh durian was exported to China by air for more than 1.1 million VND/kg. Meanwhile, Thai, Vietnamese, and Philippine Monthong durians here are only priced at 200,000 – 250,000 VND/kg.
On October 4, talking to Tuoi Tre newspaper, Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen – general secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association – said that Vietnam’s durian export to the billion-people market in the first 9 months of this year has brought about more than 2.5 billion USD.
Recently, this market received 40 tons of Musang King durian from Malaysia by air. In particular, high-quality Malaysian durian is on shelves at supermarkets in Beijing at 318 yuan/kg (about 1.1 million VND/kg).
So, since October this year, Vietnam’s durian market share in China has had more “competitors” and raises the question of whether the market share will shrink?
Recognizing this, Mr. Nguyen affirmed that there is nothing to worry about. Mr. Nguyen explained: “Malaysia’s Musang King durian is of high quality, but it must be ripe from the tree and fall from the tree to be delicious. Not only durian, any fruit that ripens naturally is not delicious, the same goes for mangos.
The fruit is ripe and has a short storage time, so it is transported by air, pushing up the price of a durian. Only the rich in China can consume durian at this expensive price.”
Also according to Mr. Nguyen, Vietnamese durian is only worried about “competing” with Thai durian. Because each year China consumes 1.5 million tons of durian and there is no known red line for limiting the purchase of this king fruit.
“As long as Vietnamese products meet food safety standards and don’t have pest residue, they can be sold. Chinese people eat a lot of durian. Vietnam and Thailand alone have sold over 1 million tons to this market, not including frozen durian. If there is a new “rival” with a few dozen or a few thousand tons, it is not a concern,” Mr. Nguyen emphasized.
Similarly, Mr. Nguyen Nam (a trader in Hanoi specializing in purchasing durians) acknowledged that although he has only entered the official export market to China for a year, the value of Vietnam’s durian exports is equal to 30%. Thailand’s export value.
“Due to the large area of durian, favorable soil and climate conditions, Vietnamese durians are maintained by gardeners to harvest ripeness, ensure quality, as well as handle well after harvest to maintain quality. quality and maintain the brand reputation of the growing area.
The gardeners are doing very well, so I think there is nothing to worry about if the quality of Vietnamese durian is always good“, Mr. Nam said.
