Malaysian Musang King durians command premium prices in China


PETALING JAYA: Musang King Durians from Malaysia are being sold at RM350 per fruit in China, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

"This is what I saw during my visit to Shenzen, China. All the durians were sold off within a couple of hours," he wrote in a Facebook post on Monday (Aug 26).

The Agriculture and Food Security Minister was visiting Joy Ming Mau, a fresh durian packaging and distribution warehouse company in Shenzen.

"It took two days for the Malaysian fresh durians to be distributed to sales outlets in Shenzen.

"The demand for Musang King is high, and I understand Chinese durian importers are looking into bringing other types of durians, such as durian kampung, to the Chinese market,” said Mohamad.

In a post on Wednesday (Aug 28), he wrote that in China, fresh durians from Malaysia are considered premium and are more expensive than durians imported from Thailand and the Philippines.

“The Ministry's target value of fresh durian export overall will increase to RM1.8bil by the year 2030 can be achieved,” said Mohamad

On Saturday (Aug 24), Malaysia began exporting fresh durians to China. 40 metric tonnes of fresh durians, including varieties such as Musang King, Black Thorn, D24, and IOI, from eight exporting companies, were be shipped to China in three phases.

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