As a big consumer of durian, China spends up to 28 billion yuan a year on durian, and in the past, most of China's durian was imported from Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Due to the slow growth of durian itself, coupled with high transportation costs and necessary expenses such as tariffs, the price of durian has also continued to rise, but this has not stopped the footsteps of foodies, and even a situation where demand exceeds supply, and it is difficult to find a lotus.
For durian, a tropical fruit, people have always shown polarized cognition, and people who like it can't put it down, and don't like it. In 2020, the average import price of durian was 13 yuan / jin, and in 2021 it rose to 16 yuan / jin, when durian crossed the sea from the place of origin to Chinese land, the price rose even higher, reaching 34 yuan / jin, and durian weight is large, a normal to two or three hundred, although many people like to eat, but for most people, it is still very difficult to achieve durian freedom.
Durian in the past ten years, gradually by more and more people like, which also allows operators to see a huge business opportunity, so there is a plan to cultivate and plant in the country, now Guangxi and Hainan two tropical fruit provinces, relying on their own advantages to promote the development of durian industry, it is reported that Hainan's durian plantation has exceeded 30,000 mu, in the near future, Chinese people will eat domestic durian.
As China's own durian cultivation expands, the biggest loss is in countries such as Vietnam and Thailand, and once China is self-sufficient, the scale of imported durian will decline, which will definitely hit farmers in Vietnam and Thailand hard.
This fruit native to Southeast Asia has a very ugly smell, but Chinese flock to it, just like obsessed with stinky tofu, if not suffering from the high price, many people wish to eat it every day.
China sits on 9.6 million square kilometers of land, on the one hand, it is a major exporter of resources, on the other hand, it is also a consumer powerhouse with a population of 1.4 billion, and durian consumption trend has gradually increased in recent years, which is undoubtedly the best dividend for growers in Southeast Asian countries.
Before China did not grow durian, Southeast Asian farmers were planning to increase the scale of durian cultivation to meet the Chinese market, but now China will achieve durian localization, for them is the last thing they want to see.
The economic benefits of durian have now become a more important economic source in several durian-producing countries in Southeast Asia, China has paid attention to eating since ancient times, and now it is even more addicted, as long as the things are good, it doesn't matter if they are expensive, after all, good ingredients can not be found.
Nowadays, for China and Southeast Asian durian producing countries, durian is no longer a simple fruit, its economic benefits feed a large number of durian and related enterprises and individuals. According to statistics, the continent ranked among the top three in the world in terms of total annual consumption of durian fruit alone, accounting for one-fifth of the world's total durian consumption last year. Last year, the total import volume exceeded 820,000 tons, and the expenditure reached 28 billion yuan. It is no exaggeration to say that mainland people feed a considerable part of the world's population by eating durian alone, and this data continues to grow.
China spends a lot of money to import durian every year, but it still can't meet people's love for durian, so many people think of growing it themselves, but durian is a fruit that is harsh on the soil and the environment, and the survival rate is extremely low, so it has not succeeded.
Several durian-producing countries also know this, since the Chinese is not good, then the price is up to them, on the one hand, the increase in the demand of the Chinese people, on the other hand, the increase in the cost of transportation of personal labor, the price of durian can only be decided by others, they can't do it, they can only be pinched by others, this is no way.
In this game about durian, China on the one hand increased the import of durian, on the other hand continue to carry out scientific research and cultivation, after many attempts, finally cultivated 30,000 mu of durian in Hainan, is expected to bear the first fruits in 2024. This news is quite important for the Chinese people, which means that people are getting closer and closer on the road to realizing durian freedom, and the 30,000 mu of durian is expected to produce up to 41,000 tons. This is enough to catch up with the annual import in Vietnam.
After this news broke, some people were really happy and worried, if the domestic durian was successfully shipped and listed, it was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the country of origin of the durian.
According to media reports, Thailand will expand new export target markets other than China, with the aim of reducing dependence on the Chinese market to reduce the harm caused by the transformation of the Chinese market.
But as consumers, we naturally hope that the successful listing of domestic durian, on the one hand, can get rid of the expensive price of imported durian, the control of durian price in their own hands, on the other hand, durian transportation effectiveness will be greatly increased after domestic production, consumers will eat durian will definitely be fresher than imported.
Nowadays, the mainland has achieved great success in the large-scale development of the durian industry, I believe that it will not be long before everyone can eat our own bell's durian, what ordinary people have to do is to support and believe in the country, and strive to use the power of national development to bring down the price of durian as soon as possible.