The rapid growth has made durian one of Việt Nam''s leading agricultural export products but has also exposed weaknesses in the management of growing areas, quality control, varieties, pest management and production organisation.
Cooperation should go beyond individual purchasing deals towards the development of a complete industry chain, with quality controlled at the source and more value retained by participants, particularly farmers.
China spent nearly US$988 million on Vietnamese durian in the first half of this year, up 43.4 per cent from a year earlier, accounting for almost half of the country''s fruit and vegetable exports to the market, customs data showed.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the facilities are authorised by China’s customs authority to test cadmium (Cd) and Auramine O in durian and jackfruit exports.
Under the “green lane” process, quality control starts at cultivation – including soil monitoring – and continues through harvesting and processing, with traceability labels applied from trees to fruit at picking.
Việt Nam showcased durian and related products at the first-ever ASEAN–China Durian Festival held in Beijing on August 9 by the ASEAN–China Centre (ACC) and the embassies of ASEAN member states.
The surge was attributed to the signing of a protocol in August last year, which allowed Việt Nam to export frozen durian to China and the efforts to increase investment in processing and diversify products.
The General Department of Customs has sent a document asking regional offices to facilitate the clearance of agricultural exports, especially perishable products such as durian.
The Plant Protection Department received GACC’s warnings and asked enterprises which owned these violating shipments to comply with the regulations on origin tracing, recalling and handling.
A ceremony was held in the southern province of Dong Nai on Friday to announce the export of the first batch of durian this year in accordance with a protocol signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and...
China has approved another 47 farming area codes and 18 packaging facility codes for importing durian from Viet Nam, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The export of Vietnamese durian to China through the official channel since September 2022 opened up a new prospect for Viet Nam''s fruit and vegetable industry.