As producers from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are seeking to expand their market, durians, pineapples and other delicious tropical fruits will go on display at the sixth China International Import Expo next month.
Yong Shen Food from the Philippines will be showcasing fresh durians at the CIIE, which will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, for the first time this year. China customs only started to allow fresh durians from the Southeast Asian country into China in January and previously, Yong Shen could only exhibit frozen and dried durians.
China’s imports of fruits from ASEAN member states surged 24.1 percent in the first half from a year ago to USD5.5 billion, according to China Customs. Of this, imports of fresh durians soared 65 percent and that of pineapples 24.1 percent. Overall, the country’s imports of agricultural products from ASEAN members climbed 7.5 percent over the period to USD17.1 billion.
Source: yicaiglobal.com
