Malaysia is expected to start exporting fresh durians to China within the next couple of months, said Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup during his visit to Pontian in Johor on Thursday (June 27).
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00:00Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup on Thursday said
00:08Malaysia is expected to start exporting fresh durians to China within the next few months.
00:14He said the volume of fresh durians allowed to be exported to China will depend on China's
00:20General Administration of Customs.
00:22He said the durians will undergo tests to meet the biosecurity requirements in China,
00:28and once the requirements are met, the fruits are expected to hit the Chinese market in
00:32September or October.
00:34He said this after attending a gathering with farmers and fishermen in Johor on Thursday.
00:39The export of fresh durians to China is part of the 14 Memorandum of Understanding signed
00:45between the governments of both countries during the official visit of Chinese Premier
00:49Lee Chiang to Malaysia last week.
00:55Currently, only the export of frozen durians and processed durian products are allowed
01:01into China.
01:03The increasing demand for Malaysian durian in China saw both countries further opening
01:08up their markets.