Indonesia: Durian exports to China are considered for export potential

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is targeting Central Sulawesi to develop the export potential of durian commodities with China. “Don't take this durian lightly. "Now we are looking for a place, we see that in Central Sulawesi there is land that can be used for durian," said Luhut as monitored via his official Instagram account, luhut.pandjaitan, in Jakarta, Sunday (21/4/2024). Luhut revealed that the discussion about durian with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi took place while they were having dinner. “They (China) imported up to 8 billion US dollars of durian. "You can imagine, for example, Central Sulawesi could export only 500 million US dollars, that's how many farmers would get," he said. Just 100 thousand US dollars, Luhut continued, is equivalent to IDR 1 trillion. According to Luhut, people in Central Sulawesi can become more prosperous by exporting durian worth IDR 1.5 trillion. “It will create ...