Davao began exporting 14 tons of frozen durian to China in May, expanding the market for the local fruit, an agriculture official said Friday.
Agriculture assistant secretary for agribusiness Leandro Gazmin said Candelario Miculob, chairman of the Industry Council of Davao City, shipped 14 tons of frozen durian meat to China through John Tan, a Chinese consolidator.
Total value of the shipment was estimated at P2.4 million.
Tan also requested for a meeting with the agribusiness staff of Agribusiness Marketing Assistance Division in Davao City to seek other suppliers to meet the big demand for vacuum packed durian meat in China.
The Chinese consolidator said Miculob could not cope up with the 340 tons in volume demand of the China market. “He was seeking for help from the AMAD staff to link him to other durian growers and suppliers in the region who have harvests,” Gazmin said.
Gazmin said the Durian Industry Council already sourced out durian fruits from other growers.
“Tan further stressed out that he was also looking for a big cold storage facility where he can store tons of durian during peak season in Davao which usually falls on the last quarter of every year,” Gazmin
