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Malacanang stated on Thursday that the Philippines is prepared to send the first 7,500 metric tons of durian to China in March.

According to a statement from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was informed of the upcoming durian shipment to China during a meeting at Malacanang Palace.

According to the agency’s (DA-PBM) presentation, there are initially 7,500 metric tons of durians prepared for export to the Asian nation. These durians will come from 59 different farmers or producers that collectively span around 400 hectares of producing space, Garafil stated.

As you may remember, Marcos’ state visit to China in January resulted in the signing of a USD 2-billion fruit export agreement between Manila and Beijing to increase imports of premium agricultural products from the Philippines.

The Protocol on the Phytosanitary Standards for Export of Fresh Durians from the Philippines to China was signed on January 4 by the DA and the General Administration of Customs of China.

A projected 50,000 metric tons of fresh durian are anticipated to become available on the Chinese market as a result of the agreement.

The DA had previously declared that the durian would initially be exported from the list of farms that had registered with them in the main durian-producing regions of Davao City, Davao del Sur, and North Cotabato.

Around 78% of the nation’s entire production of durians is concentrated in the Davao region.

According to the DA report, at least four Chinese companies have made purchase commitments totaling USD260 million for 2023, including the Dole (Shanghai) Fruits and Vegetables Trade Co., Ltd./Dole China, Prestige International Co. Ltd., Shanghai Goodfarmer Group, and the Dashang Group.

The DA stated that at least 10,000 direct and indirect jobs are anticipated to be created by the export of durian.

People from China have a voracious hunger for durian.

More than three times as many Philippine agricultural exports to China during the same period as total durian imports from Thailand in 2021, which totaled USD4 billion.

The Marcos administration acquired a USD 2 billion fruit export agreement that includes, among other things, bananas, and coconut.

Cavendish bananas and other fresh fruits have been the main components of Philippine agricultural exports to China.

Marcos highlighted the farm industry’s enormous potential at a roundtable discussion with Chinese CEOs that took place in Beijing last month. The agriculture industry is considered as being “in the vanguard” of the post-pandemic economic recovery strategy.

Assuring them that durian growers, who were present at the meeting through the Davao Durian Industry Association, “had long waited for this opportunity and are ready to meet the demands of the Chinese market,” Marcos further reassured Chinese business leaders.

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