Ministry of Trade reveals that Indonesian durian is in great demand in China

Published 2024년 4월 10일

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The Ministry of Trade in Indonesia has reported a significant surge in demand for Indonesian durian in China, with expectations to reach 8 billion US dollars by 2024. The demand for durian, a leading fruit commodity, has been on a steady rise, with 2022 witnessing a 2 billion US dollar demand, anticipated to increase to 6 billion US dollars in 2023. To meet this growing demand, Indonesia is focusing on enhancing the quality and variety of durians, particularly the local montong variety. Besides durian, Indonesia is also exporting other exotic fruits like pineapples, bananas, avocados, and mangosteens to countries including Japan and Australia, contributing to the country's booming fruit export sector.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) said that durian commodities from Indonesia are in great demand in China with total demand projected to reach 8 billion US dollars in 2024. Director General of National Export Development at the Ministry of Trade, Didi Sumedi, said that every year demand for durian in China continues to increase. In 2022, demand for durian in China will reach 2 billion US dollars and in 2023 it will increase to 6 billion US dollars. "There is quite a large demand to be filled, even China's demand can reach 8 billion US dollars, for durian alone. So that is extraordinary," said Didi in Jakarta, last week. Didi said that durian is one of the leading commodities for fruit products. According to Didi, plantation farmers can take advantage of this opportunity to improve the quality of durian. In recent years, plantation farmers are also said to have begun to intensively plant various types of durian ranging from montong to musang king. In ...

Source: Republika