The Ministry of Agriculture of Thailand reported that in 2020, China imported 575,000 tons of fresh durians from Thailand, which is about RMB 14.7 billion.

According to the latest statistics from the Thai Ministry of Agriculture, China imported 575,000 tons of fresh durians from Thailand in 2020, totaling 69 billion baht, or about 14.7 billion yuan, an increase of 78% year-on-year. China has become Thailand’s largest export market for fresh durians. Thailand’s durian ranked first in China’s imported fruit last year in terms of import value and quantity, and Thailand is also China’s largest fruit supplier.

Starting in 2019, China has imported more fresh durians than cherries, and durians have become China’s largest imported fruit. According to statistics, in 2020 China’s imports of the largest fresh fruits are durian, cherry, banana, mangosteen, grapes, dragon fruit, longan, kiwi and oranges. The imports of these 9 fruits account for 78% of China’s total fruit imports. , Durian alone accounts for 23% of total imports, and more than 90% of fresh durians are imported from Thailand.