Pre-export: For fresh produce, suppliers usually harvest them “unripe or semi-ripe” as they need to consider the travel days before it reaches the client’s destination. For frozen/processed, they usually check if their warehoused products are still in excellent condition as they need to undergo several stages. Before the pandemic, farmers usually bought 1-2x per year from the other farms/farmers to accommodate the client’s order. Most of Philippine’s durian export are sent via airfreight except for Vietnam. Durian from the Philippines to Vietnam are send via sea cargo. A portion of export to Japan are also sent via sea cargo.