Indonesia is one of the world's leading durian producers and exporters, aiming to enhance the value of durian agriculture across the country, especially for the Chinese market. To achieve this goal, Indonesia plans to conduct further research on durian, nicknamed the 'King of Fruits', and expand its cultivation areas. Recently, Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut, visited China to deepen bilateral trade. He recently highlighted on his official social media account the potential value of durian exports to China, which could reach US$8 billion. Amid growing demand for exotic fruits in the Chinese market, the Indonesian government has reached an agreement with Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) to conduct research to ensure the export of high-quality durian, as one of the steps to achieve this goal. The government has established a durian plantation covering approximately 100 hectares in North Sumatra and West Papua provinces, and plans to build more plantations in other provinces, including Central Sulawesi. These areas can grow durian trees that produce the durian demanded by the Chinese market. According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, Indonesia produced 1.85 million tons of durian last year, 50% more than the total output of Java Island. East Java is the largest durian-producing region, with an output of over 480,000 tons last year.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade reported that in 2022, Indonesia exported durian to China valued at US$4.5 billion, and in 2023, the value increased to US$6.7 billion. The Director General of National Export Development at the Ministry of Trade stated in early April that, with China's growing interest in durian, the export value could further increase, estimated at around US$7 billion. In the past few years, the government has encouraged farmers to plant durian trees, as this fruit has become one of the valuable commodities. Five years ago, President Joko Widodo asked oil palm farmers across the country to diversify their businesses and plant durian trees, as he believed durian had better prospects in the international market than crude palm oil. Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer, and the president gave this advice amid low global demand and falling prices for crude palm oil, as China's demand for durian is high, but most of the supply does not come from Indonesia.
Indonesia is one of the world's leading durian producers and exporters, aiming to enhance the value of durian agriculture across the country, especially for the Chinese market. To achieve this goal, Indonesia plans to conduct further research on durian, nicknamed the 'King of Fruits', and expand its cultivation areas. Recently, Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut, visited China to deepen bilateral trade. He recently highlighted on his official social media account the potential value of durian exports to China, which could reach US$8 billion. Amid growing demand for exotic fruits in the Chinese market, the Indonesian government has reached an agreement with Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) to conduct research to ensure the export of high-quality durian, as one of the steps to achieve this goal. The government has established a durian plantation covering approximately 100 hectares in North Sumatra and West Papua provinces, and plans to build more plantations in other provinces, including Central Sulawesi. These areas can grow durian trees that produce the durian demanded by the Chinese market. According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, Indonesia produced 1.85 million tons of durian last year, 50% more than the total output of Java Island. East Java is the largest durian-producing region, with an output of over 480,000 tons last year.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade reported that in 2022, Indonesia exported durian to China valued at US$4.5 billion, and in 2023, the value increased to US$6.7 billion. The Director General of National Export Development at the Ministry of Trade stated in early April that, with China's growing interest in durian, the export value could further increase, estimated at around US$7 billion. In the past few years, the government has encouraged farmers to plant durian trees, as this fruit has become one of the valuable commodities. Five years ago, President Joko Widodo asked oil palm farmers across the country to diversify their businesses and plant durian trees, as he believed durian had better prospects in the international market than crude palm oil. Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer, and the president gave this advice amid low global demand and falling prices for crude palm oil, as China's demand for durian is high, but most of the supply does not come from Indonesia.
