The long -awaited domestic durian in China, the long -awaited domestic durian in Sanya City, Hainan in late July, caused a cheer in China.
One of the fruits, known as the king of fruit, has increased year by year.Due to harsh requirements for durian planting conditions, the production park is mainly concentrated in Southeast Asia. The demand for Chinese durian can always be met by imports. The market is almost monopolized by Thailand and Malaysia.
Durian is the most imported fruit in China.According to data in 2022, the total number of imported durian in China is as high as 825,000 tons, of which 780,000 tons are imported from Thailand, and 45,000 tons come from Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Vietnam.
In late May of this year, Thailand has decreased sharply due to abnormal durian output, and prices have skyrocketed.The price of Chinese durian once exceeded 50 yuan per catty (RMB, the same below, about 9 S $ 9), and the topic of "Durian Excessive" went straight to WeChat hot search.
For many Chinese consumers, the domestic durian noodle market means that China will change from passive to active in durian prices, thinking that buying cheap durian fingers is just around the corner.
But at this stage, these durian fans may be disappointed.
According to China CCTV Finance reports, the mature durian batch of Sanya is priced at 60 yuan per catty. In addition to providing Hainan local markets, it will also be sold to offline tasting stores in first -tier cities, but the number is not large, only for parts, only parts are part of the part, only part for parts, only parts are for parts.Eat "early adopters".
Many netizens have reported on social media that there is no domestic durian figure in offline supermarkets and fruit stores.Although the e -commerce platform has some shops on sale, the price is really expensive.
According to China News Weekly, the price of Sanya domestic durian sold by a certain e -commerce platform is more than 40 yuan per catty, which is much more expensive than the general imported durian imported by 20 to 30 yuan per catty.
Some netizens teased on WeChat, "I originally hoped that you would hit the price, but you lifted the price."
Relevant operators said that the durian trees in Hainan are still young trees, and there are not many results. Planting has not yet formed a large -scale commercialization model.Therefore, Hainan durian is considering the cost of planting and the limited output of the first batch of durian at a high price.
According to Jimu News, Du Baizhong, president of the Hainan Durian Association and general manager of Hainan's flag agricultural shares, frankly said that the cultivation process of Hainan durian is "very difficult".
He said: "At the beginning, the durian tree's survival rate was very low. We asked a large number of experts and cooperated with relevant agricultural scientific research institutions in Hainan Province.The rate increased from 60%to 97%-98%. "
According to previous experience, once foreign fruits are localized, the price will be more close to the people.For example, the Japanese high-end grape "SHINE-MUSCAT", known as "Hermes in Grapes", has dived at a price of 500 yuan per catty after mass production in China.
However, the market size of Hainan durian has not yet reached market pricing.
A durian seedlings told Xinhua News Agency: "Only when there is a quantity to have a market price. Now there is no amount of tasting the price.
Du Baizhong pointed out that the first batch of domestic durians listed this year are tens of tons, but the amount of durian consumed by China each year is 1 million tons, "not enough for the Chinese people to plug their teeth."
Hainan's current fruit -producing durian plantation is only 1,400 acres.Feng Xuejie, director of the Institute of Tropical Fruit Tree, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, predicts that Hainan Durian will develop to 100,000 acres within three or five years, and the price of domestic durian may be between 10 and 20 yuan per catty.
But he also emphasized that the price is always determined by the market, and the durian planting is difficult and the nutritional value is high, and the decision price is "not too cheap."
Experts say that cooked durian taste is better than imported durian
Du Baizhong believes that domestic durian pricing is still lower than some high -quality durian in Thailand, and the quality is far better than imported durian.He said that the biggest advantage of Hainan durian compared with the imported "familiarity on the road" is "cooked on the tree."
In order to allow durian to enter China through long -distance transportation, Thai durian is usually picked when it matures in seven or eight, and gradually matures during the four or five days of arrival in China.However, due to the lack of subsequent nutritional components, the mature durian is supplemented, and its taste is different from the "cooked" durian.
Feng Xuejie said that the detection found that "cooked on the tree" durian is better than other indicators than other durian.Therefore, Hainan durian, which can produce "cooked on the tree", has more advantages in maturity and freshness than Southeast Asian durian, and it is also the development direction of Hainan durian in the future.
China ’s first domestic durian industry launch conference was held in Sanya, Hainan on July 25. The organizer prepared nearly five tons of durian fresh fruits at the event.
The founding Humanities of Durian Brand, who has been engaged in durian -related industries for many years, is one of the guests invited to try on stage.According to the China News Agency, Wen Chao commented on Hainan's "cooked" durian in Hainan has a high meat rate and good quality, but it is limited by the young and thick peel.
Wen Chao tried five durian together, and said that there were two exceeding expectations, and the sugar degree was above 35.The other three are "not so perfect".He said: "But considering the age of three years, even if it is placed in Southeast Asia, it can be the level of 'superior students'."
Yang Yiyu, a farmer who has a durian garden everywhere in Lingshui County, Hainan Island, told the Qiantang Evening News that Hainan durian is more natural than imported durian.Big and sweet.She said: "We test the sweetness of the first durian pulp is 42, and the Thai durian is normal 38."
Some operators pointed out that although Cat Mountain King Durian imported from Malaysia can be "cooked on the tree."However, because the cooked Matshan King cannot withstand long -distance transportation, the industry must freeze the jelly nitrogen nitrogen, and then transport it to China by frozen transportation.This will undoubtedly greatly increase the cost of durian, and to some extent affects the quality and taste of durian.
Tyma durian merchant is not afraid of Chinese durian grabbing beach
Although China's domestic durian noodle market will directly seize the share of Southeast Asian export durian in the Chinese market, regional industry players do not worry about it, but they think it may be an opportunity.
Malaysian media reported that Malaysia reported that Chen Yan, president of the Malaysian Durian Export Merchants Association, pointed out that although Chinese domestic durian is fierce, Malaysian durian still has a competitive advantage.
He said: "Whether it is the climate and soil, Malaysia is very suitable for durian planting. Also, take the Matshand King as an example.Tree, there is no way to compare with our old tree ... If it is a new tree, the flavor of the flesh will be lighter and the nucleus will be too large. "
Sumit Khiawkhajee, Secretary -General of the Eastern Association of Thailand SME Federation, told the Bangkok Post that Chinese domestic durian will undoubtedly increase market competition, but the international market's demand for Thai durian has other supportFactors include planting knowledge, climate and variety.These factors will lead to different quality and yield of durian.
He said: "Even in Thailand, durian products in different regions have different quality and prices. This is the case for each agricultural product."
Weng Ming, a researcher at the Institute of Rural Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, also held the same point.He told the South China Morning Post that most of the tropical fruits in China are imported goods, and it is difficult to copy, so he firmly believes that "China's self -produced durian will never affect the durian market in Southeast Asia.
He takes fruits as an example, which means that the product is mainly produced in the Middle East and South Africa, and even if Shandong is currently produced, the fig that can be produced is not as good as imported goods.
Chen Yan believes that China's domestic durian noodle market will help improve consumers' awareness of such fruits and play a certain publicity role.
He believes that durian is still an incremental market in China, and whether it is Chinese durian or foreign durian, each has its own strengths, as is the customer base.He said: "Instead of Chinese durian noodles, he also taught more Chinese to appreciate durian and know how to distinguish durian."
Paijit Wibikoonthanasan, Secretary -General of the Thailand Investment and Trade Promotion Association, believes that even if the price of Chinese domestic durians is low, it may not take advantage of it. The key is the taste and taste.If you can't meet consumer expectations, people will no longer treat it as high -quality fruits, and people in the middle and upper class will not take durian as gifts.
Therefore, Vimon believes that Thai durian will not only be impacted by Hainan durian in the Chinese market, but also make the market larger. He hopes that Thailand will seriously develop more durian varieties and promote the Chinese peopleEssence
Obviously, China has a long way to go to the realization of "Durian Freedom", but at least it has mastered the planting technology, which means that domestic durian has completed the most difficult breakthrough from zero to one, although it is still difficult at the moment, it is still difficultStir the market with Southeast Asian durian as the main force, but at least the flag has been inserted to join the war situation.
