Economy

Malaysia's current experience is a preview

Production in Malaysia will rise further to 590000 tons this year

The next peak season in June would be a clearer test

Markets Taiwan Peru are not as big as China

The recent slowdown in China's economy made buyers more particular and tougher in price negotiations

Exports to China fell by 40 percent this season compared with last year's

In 2017 Malaysian exports of frozen durian pulp and paste were winning a greater share of the Chinese market

It can take between five and 10 years for a newly planted durian tree to reach maturity and produce fruit

Prices sank in December to a decade low of 10 ringgit per kilogram or about $1 a pound

There are a limited number of flights from Malaysia to China that can support the shipment of fresh produce

China's standards shifted: most buyers no longer want frozen shipments

China's appetite for the fruit continued despite a downturn in the economy late last year

Thailand will also face these low prices soon during their peak season in April

Farmers saw a 60 percent drop in profits during this season

Soaring Chinese demand for durian brought Liew Jia Soon home to Malaysia in 2018

Get the supply chain to cater for this change in exporting fresh durians

The farm has grown to cover twice as much land as it did a decade ago

Japanese officials believed they secured deal setting 15 percent tariff rate for Japan products shipped to United States

Tariffs on beef exports to United States raised to 41.4 percent from 26.4 percent

Tariffs apply to Japan’s biggest export to North American market pummeling profits of auto industry