How China is gobbling up the “exotic” fruit market | China’s Growing Appetite

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China’s middle class has developed a taste for “exotic” fruits. What’s driving the massive demand and how are fruit-exporting countries bending over backwards to feed it?
What are exotic fruits? They are fruits which are not native and that are cultivated outside, available at their place of origin. Usually, exotic fruits are tropical.
And it is only logical China would develop a taste for exotic fruits. Most of them come from Asia. For example, Akebi from Japan, Jackfruit from India, Salak from Indonesia, Durian and Carambola from Southeast Asia, and so on.
As the largest market in the world, China has the power to change economies and drive markets up or down. It is now happening with the exotic fruit market.

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#	Preview	Product	Price
1		Exotic Fruit Box (5lb)	$73.96	Buy on Amazon
2		Taste of the Tropics Fruit Box, Hand-Picked Exotic Fresh Tropical Fruits	$109.00	Buy on Amazon
3		Dried Fruit Gift Basket - 11 Tropical Flavor Diwali Gifts for Friends | Exotic Dried Fruit Basket...	$32.95	Buy on Amazon
4		A Gift Inside Fresh Fruit Basket with Tropical Fruit, Pears, Apples & Dried Fruit – Gourmet Fruit...	$78.23	Buy on Amazon
5		Capital City Fruit Gourmet Gift Box, Tropical Fruit, 15-Piece | Made-to-order fruit basket packed...	$59.95	Buy on Amazon