Việt Nam’s frozen durian exports to China could reach $300 million this year

Although frozen durian products boast huge export potential, enterprises face some major challenges in food safety requirements, packaging and origin traceability. Việt Nam could earn US$300 million from shipping frozen durian to China on the back of a recently signed protocol on plant quarantine requirements. The protocol is huge for the Vietnamese durian industry, promising a breakthrough in the export turnover of this fruit in the near future, according to Huỳnh Tấn Đạt, Director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Durian can be exported by land, air and sea. Although frozen durian products boast huge export potential, enterprises face some major challenges in food safety requirements, packaging, origin traceability and food safety and hygiene processes. Enterprises need to improve their freezing technology, product quality control and traceability systems, as well as controls on the production process of frozen durian. ...