Rabu, Mei 18, 2011

PRODUCE MORE DURIANS TO MEET CHINA DEMAND

Produce more durians to meet China demand, farmers told

PETALING JAYA May 18, 2011: More farmers have been urged to plant durian trees to meet the high demand once the fruit is exported to China.

Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Chua Tee Yong said the prospect for the industry was very good as Malaysian durian was expected to be in high demand there compared with Thai durian.

He said many durian farmers had pulled out of the industry in the past few years due to poor distribution channels and low demand.

Thorny delight: Malaysian durians are expected to sell like hot cakes compared with the ones from Thailand due to its tasty flesh.

“Many farmers are worried that there will be a glut in durian supply and that they will have to slash prices badly just like in the past,” he said.

In 2005, he said the areas that were able to produce durians were 63,000ha with 48,000 farmers working in the industry but the figures had dropped to 55,000ha and 45,000 farmers.

However, he said, the numbers started picking up again last year after the distribution channels were improved.

“There has also been aggressive promotion in Singapore since last year, where there is a great demand for the fruit. With more farmers planting durian trees, there will be more supply of the fruit, which will help to stabilise prices,” he added.

On the export of the fruit to China, Chua said that only companies which could comply with the requirements stipulated by the Chinese authorities would be allowed to do so.

Malaysian Fruit Farmers Association vice-president Datuk Yap Pit Kian said Malaysian durians were expected to overtake Thai durians in the Chinese market as they taste much better.

He said this was because Malaysian durians were allowed to ripen naturally on the tree while Thai durians were harvested before they mature and this affected their taste.

“That is why we foresee that the prices will go up as it will be difficult for Malaysian farmers to meet the high demand,” he said.

Currently, he said the retail price for popular and good quality durian like Musang King was RM25 per kilo while others like D24 were selling for about RM20 per kilo.

Ordinary kampung durians cost between RM10 and RM15 per kilo, he added.

14 ulasan:

  1. Kerajaan patut mengalakkan lebih banyak rakyat untuk melibatkan diri dalam penanaman durian.

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  2. nampaknya PM China, Wen Jiabao yang gemar makan buah durian sudah tertarik dengan durian yang dihantar kepadanya atas permintaan PM. surat kebenaran dari pihak berkuasa China berhubung kemasukan durian tersebut pasti sudah diterima oleh kerajaan Malaysia.

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  3. hubungan yang akrab di peringkat pucuk pimpinan Malaysia-China akan memberi ruang yang luas untuk eksport durian tempatan ke pasaran negara China. Walaupun China mengimport durian dari Thailand namun pasaran China terlalu besar (dengan penduduk 1.3 billion) dan ia tidak dapat memenuhi permintaan pasaran.

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  4. pengusaha durian seharusnya berusaha meningkatkan hasil kerana buah durian ini berpotensi untuk mempunyai pasaran yang luas.

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  5. selain itu kerajaan juga patut melakukan pelbagai usaha untuk menggalakkan penanaman durian.

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  6. permintaan durian di china amat tinggi, pengusaha durian harus menggunakan kesempatan ini untuk menjana pendapatan.

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  7. Nampaknya permintaan durian oleh China sangat memberangsangkan. Harap Negara kita menjadi pengeluar durian.

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  8. Waaa semakin banyak permintaan sehingga ke china. Ini petanda baik kepada ekonomi kita. Harap ini dapat meningkatkan lagi pendapatan kita.

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  9. para pengusaha durian kena manfaatkan kesempatan ini untuk menjana lebh pendapatan.

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  10. Sesuatu yang positif. Harap permintaan da penawaran akan terus meningkat.

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  11. Semoga hubungan baik ini berkekalan kerana ia secara tak langsung mampu menjana ekonomi negara.

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  12. Inilah peluang yang baik untuk peladang tempatan untuk mengaut keuntungan.

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  13. so government need to help the rakyat to produce more durian..

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  14. Harga durian dijangka akan naik lagi. Mesti boleh mendapatkan lebih banyak keuntungan.

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