China’s Vietnamese durian imports seen pushing total demand for fruit to nearly one million tonnes a year

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When Beijing opened its doors to fresh durian from Vietnam in September, Bob Wang jumped at the opportunity.

The fruit importer in southern China has since secured deals with Vietnamese durian farms that boast a total plantation area of about 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres), and he is ordering as much as they can provide.