Sneak Peek! A Preliminary View (and a Dashboard) for Durians in China

It is up! After a couple of months of mining and examining about 3,300 lines of data, Khor Reports is pleased to present to you our preliminary view of durians in China.

In the post, we talk about the spike in interest for the King of Fruits as well as the possible ramifications of the rather dramatic increase in demand for durians from China. We’ve also thrown in a dashboard of consolidated data which illustrates an overall view regarding the local durian farmscape, products, and China retail indicators—feel free to play around with it!

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Recent Commentaries on Durian

Mulling the economic and price implications of freezing durians, an important change in the Malaysian durian supply chain. Price transparency is an issue. Interviewed for “China to buy US$120 million of durians a year from Malaysia as spike in sales expected after green light on export of whole fruits,” 18 Jun 2019, Tashny Sukumuran, SCMP.

On durian prices and grades. A hefty bill for Malaysia fans? But why are Singapore prices cited as lower? BFM podcast, “WOULD YOU DUIT FOR DURIAN?” Khor Yu Leng, Independent Political Economist, Segi Enam Advisors 04-Jun-19. Produced by Tasha Fusil, BFM.

Big boys getting into Malaysia durian? Property tycoon Lim Kang Hoo connects China players (including Greenland) with FGV Berhad. He also buys Mahathir-linked. Value-added durian products eyes. Durian pizza? “As Malaysia ramps up its durian exports to China, quirky product offerings may be answer to rivalling Thailand’s dominance,” by Khor Yu-Leng, 6 May 2019, SCMP Commentary.

 #durian #Malaysia #China #ChinaMalaysia #BRI

Via Linkedin Profile, other commentaries and interviews in the media are linked here.

In the Media: Did the KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail Unravel Because of Costs?

2 July 2018 in Commentary for Channel News Asia, here (screenshot below). 

Political economist Khor Yu Leng takes a look at the economics of the HSR between Singapore and Malaysia and how it compares to other notable high-speed rail networks in Asia.

And check out our key data summary points here (image on right).