China's Durian Imports Surge 47% in First Half of 2026 Amid Southeast Asian Glut
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China's durian imports increased by 47% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, reaching 1.07 million tonnes, as Southeast Asian exporters, particularly Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, offloaded a fruit glut that led to a price drop.
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China's durian imports saw a significant increase in the first half of 2026, driven by a surplus of the fruit from Southeast Asian exporters.
China’s durian imports rose 47 per cent, year on year, in the first half of 2026, with Thailand and Malaysia posting particularly strong gains, according to customs data, as Southeast Asian exporters offloaded a glut of the fruit that had sparked a price drop.
Vietnam came in second place over the first six months of 2026 with US$846 million, or 18 per cent, of the total inbound shipments.
Malaysia, a relative newcomer in the Chinese fresh durian market, shipped US$30.26 million worth of the fruit to China in the first six months of this year, up 342 per cent compared with the same period in 2025, the data showed.
The import volume in the first half of 2026, from all countries, was 1.07 million tonnes, up from 708,000 in the first six months of last year.
Open Questions
- What was the total value of China's durian imports?
- What was the average percentage of the durian price drop?
