Exporting frozen durian to China, what opportunities for Vietnamese businesses?

Published Sep 20, 2024

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China's annual import value of fresh durian is approximately 7 billion USD, with expectations to exceed 10 billion USD in the next few years, primarily imported from Thailand and Malaysia. Due to environmental concerns and the need for processing, there is a growing preference for frozen durian, which has a longer shelf life and can be used in various products. To capitalize on this market opportunity, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam has signed a Protocol to export frozen durian to China, anticipating substantial revenue. However, Vietnamese businesses face challenges in compliance with China's strict food safety regulations and the need to establish an effective food safety management system. The Plant Protection Department of Vietnam is actively supporting local enterprises in complying with the Protocol and maintaining a traceability system to ensure success in the Chinese market.

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Original content

Potential market According to the Plant Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), on average, China's total annual import value of fresh durian is about 7 billion USD. It is expected that in the next few years, this figure will exceed 10 billion USD. In 2023, China imported 1 billion USD of frozen durian, mainly from Thailand and Malaysia. This figure is also expected to increase. The reason is that fresh durian is only 30% pulp, 70% seeds, the shell must be removed, causing environmental pollution. It is expected that Chinese consumers will soon switch to frozen products, because it is more suitable. This comes from the fact that frozen durian has a long shelf life, can be used immediately or used as an ingredient for other products... It can be seen that China is a large durian consumer market in the world. Opening this market will open up opportunities to earn billions of USD for Vietnamese durian, although the domestic frozen durian industry ...

Source: Kinhtedothi