Durian, the "king of fruits" that smells smelly, eats fragrantly, has a dense and unique taste, is welcomed by the domestic fruit market and consumers, but the "disadvantage" is that it is too "expensive"! However, in May, with the arrival of tropical fruit ripening, durian has gradually become available in large quantities, and the price is more affordable than at the beginning of the market. The "foodies" have a mouthful!
Big price cut! After "May Day", ushered in the price "slash"
In early April, durian, which was still worth 100 yuan per kilogram, ushered in a price "slash" after the "May Day" small long holiday. Netizens in many places said that in fruit stores and supermarkets, the price of many durians has fallen to around 20 yuan / jin.
The durian in the fruit market is hot, and the retail price drops to about 20 yuan / jin
From May to August, it is the ripening and sales season of durian, a large number of durians are on the market, the trend of "high quality and low price" is expected to continue, and the price may continue to "go all the way down".
The durian in the fruit market is hot, and the retail price drops to about 20 yuan / jin
Catch the "express train"! Thailand's durian exports are expected to reach a new high
Why is durian so cheap this year? Taking Thailand as an example, Thailand has more than 200 durian varieties, which is the country that exports the most fresh durians in the world, and it is also the country that allows the import of the most fruit varieties in the mainland. At present, it is the peak season for picking and selling durians in Thailand, and most of the Thai durians are sold to China.
At a durian sorting factory in Chanthaburi, Thailand, workers sort durian.
This year, Thai durian exporters said that since taking the "express train" of the China-Laos Railway, the time for durian transportation to China has been greatly shortened. It used to take about 7 days by sea and 5 days by road, but since the China-Laos Railway, durian can be transported from Thailand to Kunming, China in just 3 days. Thai media reported that the "durian train" from Thailand's Map Ta Phut station to Guangzhou, China, has broken the record for the fastest time it takes to transport fruit from Thailand to China, and the probability of loss during transportation has also been significantly reduced.
According to Thailand's Ministry of Commerce, China accounted for more than 96% of Thailand's total durian exports in 2022. It is expected that with the help of the China-Laos Railway, the export value of Thai durian is expected to reach a new high this year.
Fruity! The import of the "fruit train" of the China-Laos Railway exceeded 10,000 tons
Not only durian, snow-white and sweet mangosteen, juicy longan, sweet mangoose... With the arrival of the new season of Southeast Asian fruit ripening, tropical fruits from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries are also entering the peak season. Since April this year, durian, jackfruit, mangosteen, longan, grapefruit and other tropical fruits have begun to be marketed in large quantities, and every day a special train of fruits enters the country through the China-Laos Railway and is sent to Kunming, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other major cities. When May Day arrived this year, the imported tropical fruits transported by China-Laos Railway had reached 11,000 tons, which greatly enriched the domestic "fruit basket", and a "fruity" summer was expected.
Yunnan Mohan railway port imported fruits
In December 2022, the China-Laos Railway opened for one year of operation, and with the commissioning of the designated supervision site for imported fruits at the Yunnan Mohan Railway Port, the China-Laos Railway officially has the capacity of full railway transportation of inbound fruits. Thailand's fresh durian has realized the full railway transportation of cold chain special trains, and more and more Southeast Asian tropical fruits arrive in Kunming by the "Lancang-Mekong Express" China-Laos Railway international freight train. It is understood that this year's inbound tropical fruit transportation season will last until the end of June, and it is expected that the transportation volume of Southeast Asian specialty fruits such as durian, mangosteen, longan, and grapefruit is expected to achieve a year-on-year increase of more than 50%.
Workers divide durians from the China-Laos Railway
"Fast forward and fast out" refrigerated truck group helps tropical fruits "fresh on the table"
Tropical fruits are delicious, but delicate and perishable. In view of the characteristics of short shelf life and high requirements for transportation time of imported tropical fruits, the Kunming Bureau of China Railway and Yunnan Mohan Railway Port jointly implement 24-hour pick-up, direct loading and unloading, so that the fruit train arrives "unloaded within 90 minutes, and returned to the empty box 90 minutes after unloading", so as to improve the operational efficiency of the fruit train.
Guangxi Pingxiang Port Logistics Center
As one of the most convenient land railway corridors from the mainland to ASEAN countries, the import demand for ASEAN fruits such as Guangxi Pingxiang Port and Dongxing Port has increased year after year, especially tropical fruits such as durian, mangosteen and jackfruit are welcomed by the domestic market.
In order to improve the transportation efficiency of imported fruits, the Nanning Bureau of China Railway also launched the "8+1" unattended refrigerated truck set: compared with the traditional cold chain transportation of traditional cross-border fresh goods, which is generally connected to electric refrigeration every 4 hours, the "8+1" train consists of 8 refrigerated containers and 1 power generation box, which can continuously supply and cool 8 containers for 300 hours, no longer subject to the limitation of 4 hours of refrigeration. While ensuring the quality of fruits, it further compresses customs clearance time and helps tropical fruits "fresh on the table".
From: People's Daily
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