(Putrajaya
17th) China's first frozen shelled durian Musang King, which will be exported
to China, will be shipped to Shanghai, China on the 19th of this month.
The
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Malaysia, Datuk Salahuddin said
that the first batch of frozen shelled durians exported from Malaysia to China
was Musang King, weighing 4 tons.
“With
the official export of frozen shelled durian to China, it is estimated that
1,000 metric tons of durian can be exported to China every month, which will bring
about RM500 million worth of exports per year to the country.”
Datuk
Salahuddin said today at the launching ceremony of the frozen shelled durian Musang
King Export to China.
He
bluntly said that although the first batch of durians exported was the Musang
King, it is not excluded that the Black Thorns and other varieties of durians
will be exported to China in the future.
Datuk
Salahuddin also pointed out that a total of 14 local companies applied to the
Agriculture Bureau for the import of frozen shelled durians to China. There are
currently five companies approved by the General Administration of Customs of
China, including Exofruits Industry, Topfruits Sdn Bhd, PHG Ever Fresh, JL Food
Industry and Kami Food Services.
He
continued that the Ministry of Agriculture will meeting with nine other
companies and they need to submit complete documents to the General
Administration of Customs of China in order to obtain approval.
He
encourages companies which are interested in exporting durians to China and can
apply to the Agriculture Bureau.
Inquiring
about whether the export of durian will affect the supply of local durians, Datuk
Salahuddin pointed out that the durians exported to China only accounted for 5%
of the production of durians in Malaysia, and the production of durians will be
relatively increased, so there will be no impact.
“Durian
production in Malaysia will increase and the market for exports to neighboring
countries (Singapore) will not be affected. Malaysia people can also buy local
durians at reasonable prices.”
He
also mentioned that the Malaysia government has been trying to introduce
durians into the China market since 2007, and finally successfully exported
frozen durian pulp to China in May 2011. In 2018, the export of durian pulp
reached RM94.45 million (235.62 metric tons).
“Malaysia’s durian exports in 2018 have increased to 340,000
metric tons compared to 211,000 metric tons in 2017 and are expected to
continue to increase in the future.”
Chinese
Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. Bai Tian said that Malaysia’s durian is considered
the best in the world, and he believes that between 300 million and 400 million
people in China’s 1.4 billion people expect to introduce more Malaysia durians,
and the export of durians will bring greater income to companies that produce
durians in Malaysia.
The
first exporter of frozen shelled durians Musang King exported to China is Beho
Fresh Sdn Bhd; the durian factory is PHG Ever Fresh.
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