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The Rise of Musang King: How Malaysia’s “King of Fruits” Conquered China’s Durian Market

Mark Burke — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:15:17 +0000

The Rise of Musang King The pungent, creamy and bittersweet Musang King durian has become a sensation in China, captivating local tastebuds and dominating the imported durian market. As Musang King's popularity soars in China, it is helping promote Malaysia's culture, cuisine and tourism beyond its borders. The Allure of Musang King Musang King, [...]

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How China’s Durian Craze Is Strengthening Ties With Southeast Asia

Mark Burke — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:01:59 +0000

The King of Fruits: How China's Durian Craze Is Strengthening Ties With Southeast Asia The pungent, spiky durian fruit has long been treasured in Southeast Asia as the "king of fruits." In recent years, durian fever has spread to China, with the country importing and consuming durians in unprecedented quantities. This burgeoning durian trade [...]

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War in Ukraine Pushes Food Prices to Record High: FAO

Plantations — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 07:29:32 +0000

The surge in food prices accelerated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February. Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of wheat and corn. Global food prices have hit record levels in the wake of the Ukraine war, the latest data from the Food and Agriculture Organization shows, raising concerns over food security and [...]

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Plantations International Joins United Nations Global Compact

Plantations — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:19:09 +0000

The Plantations International Group of Companies is very pleased to announce that is been accepted into the prestigious United Nations Global Compact. Plantations International pledges to support the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. With this communication, we express our intent to implement those principles. We [...]

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Malaysia’s Exports to China Increasing in spite of Pandemic

Plantations — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:39:04 +0000

I met Ambassador Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin at the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing, when he was preparing to attend an event promoting durian. The durian on display was a premium durian from Malaysia, Musang King, a fruit that's popular in China. "This star shows it's Musang King Durian, secondly it helps you to open the [...]

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China Customs Busts $102 Million Durian Smuggling Ring

Plantations — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:16:54 +0000

According to an announcement from Chinese customs authorities on Jan. 5, the customs units at Nanning and the Huangpu district of Guangzhou have jointly uncovered a large-scale durian smuggling operation. At 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, under the direction of the General Administration of Customs Anti-Smuggling Division, the anti-smuggling divisions of the Nanning and Huangpu [...]

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Musang King Durian Investors Are Loving It!

Plantations — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:13:57 +0000

Many a bus has trundled up north across the narrow causeway that separates Singapore from Malaysia , carrying Singaporeans in search of an unusual treasure: plentiful supply of the fruit with pungent yellow flesh inside a thorny chassis. Michael Syn, who heads the derivatives segment at the Singapore Exchange, has gone one step further. The [...]

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China’s demand for Durian not effected by Covid-19

Plantations — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:24:51 +0000

China has emerged as a saviour for the durian industries in Thailand and Malaysia throughout the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, with solid demand and import growth continuing even throughout lockdowns despite earlier pessimistic predictions. The durian industry was predicted to take a bad hit when the pandemic hit earlier this year, especially for the world’s largest [...]

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Musang King Durian to Enter China

Plantations — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:58:19 +0000

Since the first volumes of frozen musang king durians were shipped to China in April 2018, the Chinese market has seen a surge in demand for Musang King Durian. Large volumes of this variety from Malaysia are expected to enter China with the "First China-ASEAN Online Trade Fair" that is to take place on September [...]

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Special Report: China and The Global Garlic Market

Plantations — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 03:19:59 +0000

OVERVIEW GLOBAL GARLIC MARKET China, by far the world's largest garlic producer, sets the conditions in the global market. Rumours about problems with the crop and possible losses are being taken relatively calmly by the international market, although there are reports that importers are monitoring their import flows more closely and importing more from other [...]

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