The "Journey to the North" of a Durian from a Thai Orchard to the Chinese Market
2024-05-14
On April 26th, workers were picking durians at a durian orchard in Tsim Chuk Bun, Thailand. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Teng took a photo in eastern Thailand as durians were on the market. Fruit farmer Shaxitong was busy organizing workers to pick in the orchard. On a durian tree several tens of meters high, a worker wields a sickle to cut off a durian. A companion standing under the tree opens a burlap bag and securely holds the fallen durian. Durian is known as the tropical "king of fruits", and the hometown of Shaxi Tong, Tsim Chuk Phuc, is an important durian producing area in eastern Thailand, about 250 kilometers from the capital Bangkok. On the way from Bangkok to Tsim Chuk Bun Prefecture, the reporter could occasionally see trucks loaded with durians passing by, and fruit stalls on both sides of the road were filled with different varieties of durians. Shaxitong has been engaged in the durian business for over 10 years, and her durian plantation has over 2000 durian trees. She said that due to the dry weather this year, the production of durian has decreased, but the market demand is high and the market is good. "We supply multiple varieties of durian, including the early maturing Jialun and the beloved Golden Pillow among Chinese consumers." After picking durians from Shaxitong Orchard, they were quickly transported to a nearby processing plant. Here, workers are busy sorting, weighing, packaging, and loading fresh durians. On April 26th, workers stacked durians at a durian processing plant in Tsim Chumphon, Thailand. Wang Teng, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, told reporters that China is a very important market for Thai durians, and all the durians processed by their factory are exported to China. This year, we have exported 23 containers to China... 20% by air, 40% by sea, and 40% by land. Thailand is one of the world's major producers and exporters of durians, with a large number of durians exported to China every year. According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, the import volume of fresh durian from China in 2023 was 1.426 million tons, while the import volume of fresh durian from Thailand was 929000 tons, accounting for 65.15% of the total import volume of fresh durian from China. Due to limitations in transportation, storage, and other conditions, tropical fruits produced in ASEAN were once difficult to enter the Chinese market on a large scale. However, in recent years, with the deepening of the construction of the China ASEAN Free Trade Area, the full implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the accelerated construction of a number of connectivity projects such as the Western Land Sea New Corridor, and the rapid development of cross-border cold chain logistics systems and e-commerce platforms, various convenient conditions and measures for customs clearance have been continuously introduced, making it more efficient and convenient for ASEAN fruits such as durian to enter the Chinese market. The Pingxiang Friendship Pass Port in Guangxi, located on the border between China and Vietnam, is an important land route for ASEAN fruits to enter China. In recent days, large trucks loaded with Thai durians have been parked at the Friendship Customs inspection platform, waiting for customs inspection to be completed before entering the Chinese fruit market. According to statistics from the Friendship Customs, in 2023, China imported 282000 tons of Thai durian through the Friendship Customs port, an increase of 162.4% year-on-year, with a value of 10.17 billion yuan, an increase of 163.2% year-on-year. In the first quarter of this year, China imported 48000 tons of fresh durian through the Friendship Customs port, valued at 1.85 billion yuan. Among them, Thailand imported 13000 tons of fresh durian, worth 570 million yuan. Prosperous import and export trade benefits from
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