Indonesia promotes durian exports to China, and is expected to gain customs approval next year

According to Zulkifli, Indonesia can currently only export processed durian paste to China, which is usually used to produce ice cream. Not only is the production process lengthy, but the selling price is also low. In the past, Indonesia had a large number of durians from Central Sulawesi, which were exported to China through transshipment in Thailand, greatly compressing the profits of growers. The Indonesian government hopes to be able to export whole durians directly to China in the near future. The Indonesian Quarantine Bureau said that China will inspect Indonesian durian early next year. Zulkifli added that after the inspection is completed, the two countries can sign a memorandum of understanding so that Indonesian durian can be exported directly to China. Indonesia began to apply to export durian to China in 2020 and is still in the protocol ...