Thai durian and fruit cold-chain transport guide

Why durian needs extra care

Durian is climacteric: it keeps ripening after harvest, respires heavily and is ethylene-sensitive. Too warm and it ripens or splits; below about 10°C whole fruit can suffer chilling injury, with peel browning from the grooves between spines.

Reference temperatures

• Fresh whole durian: about 13–15°C, 85–95% RH (Cargo Handbook; University of Hawaiʻi CTAHR).
• Frozen durian pulp/paste: core -18°C or below.
• Lychee: commonly around 1–4°C.

These are general guidelines; follow your buyer’s contract and the exporter’s specification.

Key road-leg steps

1. Pre-cool fruit at the packhouse
2. Pre-cool the truck box
3. Measure and record fruit and box temperature
4. Stack for airflow and load fast
5. Track with GPS and a temperature logger
6. Share temperature data at the port or border

Export compliance

Fresh durian to China must come from registered orchards and packhouses with phytosanitary certificates — handled by the exporter and customs broker. MP provides temperature-controlled road transport within Thailand, not customs clearance.

How MP helps

4/6/10-wheel refrigerated trucks; every truck has GPS and a temperature logger, and cargo insurance on every truck starts from 1,000,000 THB.

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