Durian Harvesting in Southern Thailand Increases by 14%

Published 2025년 6월 16일

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According to Thai media reports, due to extensive deforestation of coffee, rubber, mangosteen, rambutan, and longan plantations for durian cultivation in 2019, Thailand's southern durian production is expected to increase by 14.46% this year, reaching 606,958 tons. Currently, the southern durian planting area has exceeded 870,000 rai, with fruiting area surpassing 622,111 rai. However, prices this year are not as expected, with eastern durian prices already dropping to 105-110 baht per kilogram.

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In some southern regions, due to high rainfall, durian flower drop reaches 50%-60%. Some off-season durian production periods may overlap with the rainy season and could be affected. Due to numerous highly uncertain factors, price trends cannot yet be predicted. It is expected that southern durian will have two fruiting periods from January to March 2025 and May to December, with the highest yield in July. The durian harvesting dates for 13 southern provinces are as follows: Phang Nga Province (harvested on June 5); Chumphon, Ranong, Krabi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, and Satun Provinces (harvested on June 18); Songkhla Province (harvested on July 1); Phatthalung Province (harvested on July 20); Narathiwat and Yala Provinces (harvested on July 23); and Trang Province (harvested on July 31). Other fruit trees in the southern region, such as ...
Source: Foodmate

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