China Fresh Durian insights

It is the early stage of durian production in eastern Thailand, and the industry is preparing for the peak of exports. However, the General Administration of Customs of China has suspended two certified laboratories responsible for alkaline tender yellow testing, causing concerns in the Thai durian industry. According to Thai media reports, the reason for the suspension was that the laboratories claimed that batches of durian that did not detect alkaline tender yellow were found to contain alkaline tender yellow in spot checks by Chinese customs. The number of certified laboratories is limited, and now two have been suspended, and the export of Thai durian may be affected. The Thai Ministry of Agriculture issued an announcement on January 10 that all fresh Thai durian exported to China must be accompanied by a test report issued by a laboratory certified by the General Administration of Customs of China, and the heavy metal cadmium content in durian shall not exceed 0.05mg/kg ...

Indonesian media reported that Chinese General Administration of Customs officials had completed the inspection of Indonesian durian plantations and packaging plants in March as planned to assess the potential of "durian export cooperation". Currently, the Indonesian durian industry is working hard to solve logistics problems and prepare for the export of durian to China. Muhammad Tahir, head of PT Ammar Durian Indonesia, a durian export company in Central Sulawesi, believes that if durian can be shipped directly from the Pantoloan Port in Central Sulawesi to China, the transportation time can be shortened from one month to one week, and the transportation cost may also be halved. The company aims to increase annual exports from 30 containers to 50 containers. Data from the Central Sulawesi provincial government show that the area of registered durian plantations has reached 3,056 hectares, distributed in five counties, namely Parigi, Moutong (1,461.71 ha), Poso (1,161.7 ha), ...

According to Thai media reports, the General Administration of Customs of China recently issued control measures again, tightening the approval policy for durian orchards and packaging plants in Thailand. As early as January 10, the General Administration of Customs of China issued a notice requiring that each batch of durian exported from Thailand to China must be accompanied by a test report of alkaline tender yellow and heavy metal cadmium, requiring that alkaline tender yellow should not be detected in durian, and the cadmium content should not exceed 0.05 mg/kg. A source in the Thai durian export industry revealed that the Thai durian industry is still in turmoil and durian prices are falling. As China still strictly controls the export of Thai durian, the Thai Ministry of Agriculture recently sent a letter to exporters and packaging plants to inform them that the General Administration of Customs of China requires the quality of Thai durian exports to be controlled. The ...