Philippines Durian Is Trying to Enter the Chinese Market by the End of 2022

In September 2022, China's embassy in the Philippines stated the Philippines' fresh durian is supposed to be allowed into China by the end of 2022. Vietnamese fresh durian was allowed into China in July 2022 and the first shipment of 100mt fresh durian kicked off on Sep 17. Since then and until W48, the fresh durian market price in China has decreased due to the high volume of Vietnamese durian arriving in the Chinese market. However, due to quality and storage issues, in the short run, Vietnam Fresh Durian cannot replace Thai Durian, but it will give big pressure on the price competition. If the Philippines' fresh durian was allowed, it will be the 3rd country permitted to export fresh durian to China after Thailand and Vietnam. In 2021, China was the biggest importer of durian, reaching a volume of 822K MT with a value of USD 4.21M. In the first half of 2022, China's import volume increased by 60% YOY.