Despite huge potential, Indonesian durian exports are still full of challenges

Published 2024년 4월 29일

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The Indonesian government is trying to boost durian exports, particularly to China, which is the largest importer of the fruit from Indonesia. Despite the potential, the country has not yet maximized its durian export potential. The main challenges include the priority of durian collectors on profit over quality, high logistics costs due to the distance between durian producing locations and ports, and the lack of knowledge in durian cultivation. Indonesia also needs to select a superior variety of durian for export and pay more attention to national durian farming.

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Reporter: Dimas Andi, Muhamad Aghasy Putra | Editor: Noverius Laoli KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The deliciousness of durian has received international recognition, so the government has the ambition to increase exports of the fruit abroad. However, Indonesia has a series of homework to make local durian able to compete on the global stage. Not long ago, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan revealed that the government was trying to encourage durian exports to China. This is because China is the largest importer of durian from Indonesia with a value of US$ 8 billion per year or the equivalent of Rp. 130.04 trillion (exchange rate Rp. 16,255). With a total import value of US$ 8 billion per year, this means that China's population consuming durian has not yet reached 5%, so the potential increase is still very large. Apart from China, Indonesia is also actively exporting fresh durian to Hong Kong and Taiwan. China is also an ...

Source: Kontan