China spent nearly 2 billion USD importing Vietnamese durian

Citing data from Chinese Customs, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association said that in the first 10 months of 2023, China imported nearly 1,359,000 tons of durian with a total value of 6.373 billion USD; increase 88.3% in volume and 81% in value over the same period in 2022. In particular, Thailand is the largest durian supplier in the Chinese market with a quantity of nearly 904,000 tons, an increase of 27.7%, reaching a value of 4.42 billion USD (an increase of 27.7% over the same period last year). last). Vietnam is the second largest durian supplier to the Chinese market but ranks first in terms of growth rate. Vietnam's durian output exported to China reached nearly 452,000 tons, an increase of 3.19%; The value reached 1.94 billion USD, up 3.1% over the same period last year. In third place is the Philippines, with an output of only 3,333 tons and a value of nearly 12 million USD. Compared to China's durian imports in 2022, those in 2023 will increase by 88.3% in ...