Many countries increase purchases of Vietnamese durian

According to customs data, in the first 7 months of the year, durian exports reached more than 1.6 billion USD, up 50% over the same period in 2023. The Chinese market led with a turnover of 1.47 billion USD, up nearly 53%. Thailand ranked second (last year ranked 8th), spending 65 million USD to buy Vietnamese durian, up 51% over the same period last year. Hong Kong ranked third with an import turnover of nearly 19 million USD, up nearly 24%. Durian exports to South Korea, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Cambodia also increased sharply from 50% to tens of thousands of percent. Ms. Ngo Tuong Vy, CEO of Chanh Thu, said that the price of Vietnamese durian is still more competitive than that of Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. Due to the impact of the weather, Thai durian output decreased, causing the demand for frozen durian to increase. Chanh Thu's export turnover increased by 30% over the same period last year. Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen, General Secretary of the Vietnam Fruit ...