Inaugural flight of Malaysian fresh durian lands in Henan

Inaugural flight of Malaysian fresh durian lands in Henan

马来西亚鲜食榴莲首航落地河南

On August 25, a welcome ceremony was held at the north cargo area of Zhengzhou airport for the inaugural arrival of fresh durians arriving from Kuala Lumpur. The chartered flight brought 1,500 boxes of durians, totaling 15 tons and including 10 varieties, marking the first entry of Malaysian fresh durians into China.

8月25日，吉隆坡—郑州鲜食榴莲首航接机仪式在郑州机场北货运区举行，1500箱、净重15吨、10个品种的马来西亚鲜食榴莲结束包机旅程，首航落地河南，这也是马来西亚鲜食榴莲第一次进入我国境内。

This year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia. To commemorate this milestone, China's General Administration of Customs and Malaysia's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have signed the Protocol on Plant Quarantine Requirements for the Export of Malaysian Fresh Durian to China, officially paving the way for Malaysian fresh durians to enter the Chinese market.

今年是中国和马来西亚建立外交关系50周年，两国签署了《中华人民共和国海关总署与马来西亚农业及粮食安全部关于马来西亚鲜食榴莲输华植物检疫要求议定书》，马来西亚鲜食榴莲获准进入中国市场。

Malaysia is the fourth nation approved to export fresh durians to China. Thailand was the first to gain this approval from China's General Administration of Customs in 2003to directly export fresh durians to China in 2003, followed by Vietnam in 2022 and the Philippines in 2023.

马来西亚是第4个获准向我国出口鲜食榴莲的国家。在此之前，泰国2003年成为首个获得中国海关总署批准向中国直接出口鲜食榴莲的国家；2022年、2023年，越南、菲律宾鲜食榴莲分别获准入华。

Unlike fresh durians from Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, the Malaysian fresh durians imported this time are tree-ripened, meaning they naturally ripen on the tree and fall off. Zhu Peilin, a Malaysian durian merchant, explained that the tree-ripened durians continue to ferment, causing the shell to crack after approximately 72 hours, which affects the texture and flavor of the fruit. "As a result, the tree-ripened durians have extremely high logistical requirements, with each stage of the process meticulously coordinated."

和泰国、越南、菲律宾鲜食榴莲不同，此次进口的马来西亚鲜食榴莲为树熟榴莲，即在榴莲树上自然长熟、自然脱落的榴莲。马来西亚榴莲果商、蛙梿国际集团总裁拿督朱佩琳告诉记者，树熟榴莲果肉还在持续发酵，大约72个小时后果壳就会裂开，影响榴莲口感和口味，“所以，树熟榴莲对物流时效要求极高，要确保每一个环节都做到无缝衔接”。

A chartered flight to Henan enables fresh durians to be transported from Malaysian  orchards to the Chinese consumer market within just 36 hours. Several hours after being picked directly from trees in Malaysian orchards, the durians are flown to Zhengzhou airport by Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines. From there, they will be quickly distributed by plane, high-speed rail, or refrigerated truck to major cities across the country, reaching consumers' tables.

据介绍，包机直飞落地河南，让榴莲鲜果最快仅用36个小时，就能从马来西亚榴莲园来到中国终端消费市场——上一刻还长在马来西亚果园的榴莲树上，几个小时后就搭上中原龙浩航空有限公司的货运包机直飞数千公里外的郑州新郑国际机场，再转乘飞机、高铁或冷藏车，很快就可分拨至全国各大城市，走上百姓餐桌。

China is the largest importer and consumer of durians in the world. In 2023, the Chinese consumed at least 500 million durians, accounting for about 90 percent of global consumption.

我国是世界上最大的榴莲进口国和消费国，2023年，国人至少吃掉5亿颗榴莲，约占全球榴莲消费的九成。

China is also the largest export market for Malaysian durians, though previously it was limited to frozen durians and related products. According to data from the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in 2022, the value of Malaysian durian exports was 1.14 billion Malaysian Ringgit, with exports to China amounting to 887 million Ringgit, accounting for 77.8 percent of the total.

我国也是马来西亚榴莲最大的出口市场，但此前仅限于冷冻榴莲及其制品。根据马来西亚农业及粮食安全部的数据，2022年，马来西亚榴莲出口金额为11.4亿林吉特，其中，出口中国金额达8.87亿林吉特，占比77.8%。

The small durian further strengthens the economic and trade relations between China and Malaysia and also highlights the dynamic growth of Henan's air cargo sector. From January to July this year, Zhengzhou's air cargo port saw a total of 1,334.07 tons of imported fruit, representing a year-on-year increase of 242.6 percent.

小小榴莲，进一步密切了中马经贸关系，同时也是我省航空口岸蓬勃发展的见证。今年1—7月，郑州航空口岸累计进境水果1334.07吨，同比增长242.6%。（记者/杨凌 赵同增 编译/赵汉青 杨佳欣 审校/丁岚）