TANGKAK, July 6 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to raise the issue of falling Malaysian durian prices with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during his visit to China next month, in a bid to expand exports and help growers affected by a nationwide glut.
Anwar said the simultaneous peak harvest across Peninsular Malaysia had driven down prices, hurting farmers’ incomes, and that he would seek greater market access in China to boost demand.
“I promise one thing. Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang is a good friend. I will be visiting China next month, and I want to bring up durian because I see prices are falling. China has very high standards, but I will try to negotiate,” he said at a meet-the-people session in the Gambir state constituency tonight.
Also present were Pakatan Harapan (PH) Johor election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister and Ledang member of parliament Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, and PH candidate for the Gambir state seat Mohd Nor Mohd Yusof.
Anwar said bilateral relations with China must be leveraged to unlock trade opportunities that benefit local producers during periods of oversupply.
