Alkaline yellow testing has not been relaxed yet, and durian exports from eastern Thailand are facing a halving!

Published 2025년 5월 7일

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Thai durian exports are expected to decrease by over 50% this year due to Chinese inspection requirements and the detection of alkaline tender yellow in the goods. This has led to the suspension of many Thai durian processing factories, as Chinese investors have suspended their funding. The Thai government is planning to negotiate with China to separate the detection standards for the shell and the flesh. Meanwhile, Thai laboratories have the capacity to test the large number of containers during the peak export period. China is also planning to discuss other facilitation measures with Thailand.

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According to the Thai National Business Daily, China still maintains 100% alkaline tender yellow testing for imported durian. The number of durian export processing factories in eastern Thailand has dropped sharply from more than 1,000 last year to less than 300 now. Sources from several durian export processing factories revealed to the National Business Daily that as of early May, there were 807 durian processing factories registered in eastern Thailand, but less than 300 actually purchased durian, while last year the number exceeded 1,000. It is expected that this year, some processing factories will take a wait-and-see attitude and choose not to operate for the time being. It is expected that the export volume of durian in the eastern durian season this year may drop by more than 50%. Many durian processing factories have been suspended from export because of the detection of alkaline tender yellow in the goods, and have suffered heavy losses. 90% of the funds for durian ...

Source: Guojiguoshu