Malaysia will start exporting durians to mainland China from July in a bid to challenge Thailand's virtual monopoly on shipments of the spiky, stinky delicacy that many Southeast Asians hail as "the king of fruits."
The breakthrough for Malaysia's agriculture industry comes after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Kuala Lumpur last month and agreed to allow the entry of Malaysian durians.
U.N. trade statistics estimate that Thai shipments accounted for 99 percent of about 1.4 million pounds (635,000 kilograms) of imported durians received by mainland China and Macau in 2009. Malaysian Agriculture Minister Noh Omar said Tuesday that durians will be sent to China during the peak harvesting months of July and September.
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