Watermelon is cheap, why is durian dead expensive? The Chinese market is almost monopolized by Thailand
Yesterday talked about the mother of Chinese watermelon Wu Mingzhu let the Chinese melon eating masses to achieve the freedom to eat melons, let Japan and South Korea envy, some fans and friends asked why the price of durian is so expensive, the price can not be like watermelon? Let us ordinary people eat it every day, today we will answer the reason why durian, the king of fruits, is expensive. The name durian is quite special, according to legend, the Ming Dynasty Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He led the fleet to the South China Sea three times, because the sea time is too long, the crew are homesick, nostalgic, and the heart is like an arrow. One day, Zheng He found a kiwi fruit on the shore and brought it back to taste with several people, and many crew members praised this fruit after eating it, and even diluted the homesickness for a while. Someone asked Zheng He, "What is the name of this fruit?" He replied casually, "Lingering." Durian is associated with the flow of sound, and later people called it "durian".
From this small story, in fact, everyone should also understand that the durian fruit is not native to China, but grown in Southeast Asia, mainly from Thailand, Malaysia, the durian production of these two countries accounts for more than 80% of the world, Thai durian exports rank first in the world, the mainland import fresh durian market is almost monopolized by Thailand, durian in Thailand is the most famous, known as the "king of fruits". The smell of durian is very strong, people who like it feel fragrant, people who hate it feel very smelly, so many hotels, trains, planes and other public places are strictly forbidden to bring durian into it. What do you think? The comments section tells me. In general, girls will like to eat durian, and most boys will not like it. The reason why durian is high in price, there are 5 main reasons: the first is the long investment growth cycle, generally speaking, from planting to maturity, it takes at least 6-8 years; Second, the fruit drop rate is large; Although a durian tree can hang hundreds of fruits, not all fruits can ripen, and it is good to be able to harvest one-third of the ripe fruit in the end.
Third, the high cost of picking and transportation; A durian tree is 25-40 meters high, each needs to be picked by hand, one person throws it down from the tree, one person picks it up with his bare hands under the tree, and it is full of thorns, and the risk factor is very high. Most of our durians in China are imported, through air, sea, plus tariffs, and then distributed to various channels, the price is naturally very high.
In 2020, China's fresh durian imports amounted to US$2.305 billion, all imported from Thailand. From January to November 2021, China's fresh durian imports reached 809,200 tons, with an import value of 4.132 billion US dollars. In 2020, the average import price of Fresh Durian in China reached 26 yuan / kg, and in 2021, the price rose again, reaching 33 yuan / kg. Under the background of a single domestic durian import channel and a distant local durian, the price of durian in the domestic market will continue to rise.
The fourth is the high nutritional value of durian. Folk saying: a durian top three chickens, durian is rich in vitamins, as well as a variety of trace elements needed by the human body, as well as the effect of relieving menstrual pain, with durian stew soup can nourish the body, durian can be said to be a treasure, the core can be boiled or grilled to eat, the taste is like a half-cooked sweet potato, but also a bit like the taste of chestnuts. Boiling durian water can treat itchy skin sensitivities. Bone broth cooked with durian shells is a good tonic.
Some friends may have to ask, durian is so good, why is there no expert academician like Wu Mingzhu to study it, so that our Chinese people can eat cheap durian? In fact, mainly limited by the climate, durian belongs to pure tropical crops, durian needs to grow in the place with an average temperature of 22 ° C or more, to grow fruit in a year-round high temperature climate, even in the equatorial region, the altitude of more than 600m above the highland, due to the drop in temperature, can not grow durian or can not bear fruit, so it can be seen that durian is very picky about the growth climate. If you use technical means to plant durian in artificial temperature, then everyone can not afford to eat, the cost is estimated to be higher than the current price, so durian can only be imported, the mainland Hainan Island can be planted a little, but can not meet the huge demand of the inland market, so, want to eat durian friends, the only thing you can do is to work hard to earn more money, so that you can realize durian freedom as soon as possible. However, the president believes that in time, the price of artificial durian like artificial meat may be lowered, but it is estimated that there will be a gap between the taste and real durian.
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