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December 19, 2024 | 02:43 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, or Zulhas, said the high demand for durian from China could reach US$8 billion (approximately Rp128 trillion). Thus, he said, the ministry is undertaking durian exports to China, a process that the government started a while ago.
“We have been in the process of exporting durian to China for a long while because of its significant value, amounting to US$8 billion, if I’m not mistaken,” Zulhas told reporters after chairing a special cross-sector meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
In a similar vein, the Director General of National Export Development, Didi Sumedi, confirmed that durian is recording a booming demand in China. “Our exotic fruit is quite in demand there,” he said on Wednesday, April 3.
He then conveyed the good news to durian farmers. Meanwhile, Zulhas said Indonesia is currently only able to produce durian paste for exports. The products, commonly used for ice cream, have a complicated and lengthy manufacturing process and a lower selling price.
Thus, the minister said, the government seeks to export the whole durian fruit in the near future, as well as exporting them directly to China without transit.
“We have a lot (of durian) from Central Sulawesi. To reach China, they must first be transported to Thailand. That’s another cut to our profit,” he said.
Zulhas explained that based on the results of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency meeting, China will run a direct inspection of Indonesia’s durian commodity early next year.
“We have processed [the exports], and hopefully China will come here to inspect in January,” he said, adding that the schedule had to be readjusted due to season changes.
After the process is completed, said Zulhas, only then Indonesia and China can sign an MoU on the durian exports. “So that we can export Indonesian durian directly to China. It's a significantly large market,” he said.
Desty Luthfiani contributed to the writing of this article.
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