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The Philippines Entering Lucrative Agarwood Industry

A DRAFT administrative order that may pave the way for the commercial propagation of the agarwood-producing Aquilaria tree species in the Philippines amid the pandemic is now being reviewed by a technical working group of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Central Office. Once it passes the crucial [...]

Thailand’s Durian Exports to China up 14% on the Year

It is currently the durian season in Thailand. Chanthaburi, a producer in eastern Thailand, set the record of receiving orders for 20 tons (approximately 10,000) of fresh durians from Chinese buyers in one day. The product will be transported to the Port of Shenzhen by chartered flights and distributed to [...]

Agroforestry Group Not Part of Plantations International

The Agroforestry Group in Malaysia has today announced that their rebranding has been fully completed with the name change of Plantations International Agarwood Sdn Bhd to AFG Agarwood Sdn Bhd . All Agroforestry Group clients with Agarwood within Malaysia now fully fall under Agroforestry Group. Also all logos to represent [...]

Musang King Durian Investments Popular in China

Two years ago, an oversupply of Malaysian Musang King Durian Investments set mouths watering across the region. A kilogram of the highly prized Musang King Durian variety was going for about $17, nearly half the usual price, according to local reports. Hearing the news from afar, I could only enviously [...]

China’s 2020 Fruit Imports Surpass $10 Billion – Durian Leading the Way

According to a report from the fruit branch of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products, China’s customs statistics indicate that the value of fruit imports exceeded $10 billion for the first time in 2020, reaching a total value of $10.26 [...]

Mango Investment Projects

Mango is one of the most favorite fruit worldwide and it is used for making various valuable products. Currently, only 3% of mangoes are processed into valuable product. So, we are going to give brief introduction to some of the potential opportunities in mangoes sector. The detail of which is [...]

February 2021 News Update

Welcome to our February 2021 Plantations International update. In this issue... We have some very exciting news! New Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam New Plantation Management Company in Malaysia Mango Plantation in Thailand on Schedule Clients Harvests Proceeds Can Now be Paid Directly into a Visa Debit [...]

Chinese Consumers Prefer Musang King Durian From Malaysia

Most of the durian currently available in the Chinese market are either  from Malaysia or from Thailand. Durian do not stay fresh for very long. They generally stay fresh for around 10 days. Malaysian durian, however, are frozen with liquid nitrogen technology that preserves 97% of the flavor and product [...]

Malaysia’s Exports to China Increasing in spite of Pandemic

I met Ambassador Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin at the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing, when he was preparing to attend an event promoting durian. The durian on display was a premium durian from Malaysia, Musang King, a fruit that's popular in China. "This star shows it's Musang King Durian, secondly it [...]