National Fruit Of Malaysia Durian
He said according to statistics china imported 600 000 tonnes of durian worth us 1 7bil rm7 1bil last year with only 7 700 tonnes worth us 67mil rm278 8mil coming from malaysia.
National fruit of malaysia durian. Thailand is currently the only country allowed to export whole durian to china either fresh or frozen. It exports the king of fruits to countries like china singapore and even the united states. The fruit is not to everybody s taste. Let s check out the 10 most popular durians in malaysia below.
Mango aam mangifera indica philippines. What s so special about durians from malaysia. Tai getty images in malaysia farmers are rubbing their hands. Even in malaysia where most people love durian this stinky king of fruits is banned from hotel rooms and public transport such is its overpowering and lingering perfume.
Other species are sold in their local regions. In 2005 duria proposed to the malaysian ministry of agriculture for the first integrated durian factory to revolutionise the durian industry. The famous 19th century naturalist alfred russel wallace said to eat durian is a new sensation worth a voyage to the east to experience. Musang king not to be confused but musang king.
About us home blog company background duria is one of the pioneers in malaysia to manufacture durian products and lead the export of malaysian durian products. Singapore is malaysia s biggest export market for fruits and fruit products with annual exports worth rm300 million s 119 million contributed mostly by watermelons and the durian reports. Malaysia is one of the dominating durian fruit exporter in the world. Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market.
Persea americana new zealand. Duria started producing durian mooncakes in 2012 exporting to usa the uk australia. The first answer that probably comes to your mind is none other than the durian. The durian ˈ dj ʊər i ə n ˈ d ʊr æ n is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus durio there are 30 recognised durio species at least nine of which produce edible fruit with over 300 named varieties in thailand and 100 in malaysia as of 1987.
It is not surprising to see locals crossing the border to our neighbouring country in search of excellent durians many are even willing to travel all the way to durian farms in malaysia.