Prime Minister has "hot" instructions on durian export

Must overcome the price drop

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed Official Dispatch No. 71 of the Prime Minister on a number of tasks to promote sustainable durian production and export.

The dispatch stated that recently, Vietnam's durian export has encountered many difficulties at certain times, affecting the export scale, added value, and profits of producers and exporting enterprises.

The reason is that some countries have applied additional control measures on durian exports from Vietnam. In addition, climate change is becoming more and more complicated, and the rapid increase in durian acreage in some localities is potentially threatening the sustainable development of this industry.

Faced with the above situation, the Prime Minister requested the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to focus on directing durian production according to the Project on developing key fruit trees until 2025 and 2030, ensuring supply and demand, meeting the standards of domestic and export markets. Actively negotiate to open other markets for durian products.

Ministries need to direct the review, revision, supplementation and completion of regulations on management and use of codes for growing areas and packaging facilities, ensuring transparency, conformity with international practices and practical conditions in Vietnam. Guidelines for safe and sustainable durian production processes must be completed in the third quarter of this year.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment needs to promote research, application of new technology, digital transformation in production, processing, consumption, quality management and traceability of durian... to improve quality, added value and competitiveness of products.

The Ministry also needs to proactively organize work with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on growing area codes, packaging facilities and recognition of qualified testing laboratories; unify the customs clearance inspection process for Vietnamese durian products exported to the Chinese market to ensure openness and convenience.

The Head of Government also requested the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to direct the plant quarantine system at border gates to arrange adequate human resources and equipment for timely inspection and quarantine during the peak harvest period; and to implement measures to improve the service provision capacity of testing laboratories for export.

Thereby, restructuring the durian industry towards maintaining the area of ​​effective growing areas, narrowing the area of ​​ineffective growing areas; expanding the production of high-quality products, increasing the export proportion of frozen products, deeply processed products and overcoming the situation of falling prices during the peak harvest period.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment also needs to develop and immediately implement a program to monitor the implementation of granting and managing codes for growing areas, packaging facilities, food safety and hygiene, and plant quarantine from the root for durian products.

Traders buy durian at a garden in Tien Giang (Photo: Bao Ky).

Strictly handle violations and fraud

The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Industry and Trade to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to build and develop a national brand for Vietnamese durian products. Along with that, trade promotion will expand the market for this product.

The Minister of Finance is requested to immediately direct the Customs Department to prioritize customs clearance procedures for durian shipments in the fastest time.

The Prime Minister also assigned the Minister of Public Security to direct the functional forces to investigate and strictly handle acts of fraud in growing area codes and packaging facilities. Investigate and handle acts of falsifying export documents and certificates and other violations of the law in the production, processing, trading and export of durian.

The Ministry of Public Security needs to coordinate with ministries, sectors and localities to ensure supply chain security, prevent market manipulation, and cause instability in durian production and export.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of the provinces and cities where durian is grown must direct the organization of durian production in the area to strictly comply with the regulations, procedures, and instructions of the competent authorities and in accordance with actual conditions. Do not allow the situation of rapid increase in scale, breaking the balance of crop structure and supply-demand balance.

In addition, provincial leaders must organize regular or surprise inspections and supervision to ensure that facilities and units granted codes comply with regulations and meet the requirements of the import market.

Localities organize and implement food safety monitoring programs and trace the origin of durian products to meet market requirements.

In addition, it is necessary to coordinate with specialized agencies and functional forces to strengthen inspection and comprehensive supervision of the durian production - packaging - consumption - export chain; guide the development of an internal monitoring system in growing areas and packaging facilities to ensure full compliance with technical regulations of Vietnam and import markets.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/thu-tuong-co-chi-dao-nong-ve-xuat-khau-sau-rieng-20250524130332084.htm