Laos’ sprouting durian industry strives for exports to China

Published 2024년 10월 28일

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Laos is emerging as a significant player in the global durian industry, with plans to export the fruit to China, the world's largest consumer. The country's durian production has been professionalizing, thanks to the lead of Chinese entrepreneur Tao Jian and the support of Chinese agricultural importers. The fertile soil of the Bolaven Plateau, which is also known for coffee cultivation, is well-suited for durian farming, leading to the development of a high-quality hybrid variety. The industry's growth is expected to become a substantial economic boost for Laos, particularly with the support of Chinese investment and the new Laos-China railway, which will reduce transportation costs.

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Durian production in Laos has come to fruition and the industry is seeking opportunities to export to China – the world’s largest consumer of the stinky fruit. Tao Jian, a 54-year-old Chinese entrepreneur and the owner of Jinguo, a company with 50,000 durian trees planted on the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos, recently celebrated the first harvest from his. Though the region is primarily known as Laos' coffee hub, it could soon gain recognition for durians. Tao said the country’s fertile soil is ideal for farming the fruit and a hybrid durian variety, a mix between Malaysian and local cultivars, has been successfully developed there, leading to high-quality produce. "I believe Laos will soon become the world's fourth-largest durian producer, after Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia," he told Nikkei Asia. While the durian industry has been expanding rapidly in several Southeast Asian countries, large-scale durian farming has only been sprouting recently in Laos, where the fruit used ...

Source: WTOCenter