BANGKOK, Jul 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand exported a record 934.9 million U.S. dollars’ worth of fresh durian in May, surging 95.3 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the Kasikorn Research Centre, a Thai think tank.
In the first five months of the year, Thailand saw its fresh durian exports total 1.84 billion dollars, up 45.2 percent year-on-year, enabling it to remain the world’s largest fresh durian exporter, according to a report released by the research centre.
“The king of fruits” has become Thailand’s new cash crop, ranking second after natural rubber, in terms of export value, the report said.
The robust export growth was boosted by strong demand from the Chinese market, the top target for the world’s durian export countries, it said.
The research centre said, it expects Thailand’s fresh durian exports to expand by up to 40 percent, to reach 2.9 billion dollars in 2021.– NNN-TNA
