Durian production in Nonthaburi, Thailand has dropped by 90%

According to Thai media reports, the durian production in Nonthaburi Province has dropped sharply to only 10% compared with the previous year, which has caused great concern among growers. Nonthaburi Province is a province in central Thailand, located on the Mekong River northwest of Bangkok. The local durian cultivation history is about 400 years, and the durian produced is regarded as the best and most expensive durian in Thailand. Samrueng, chairman of the Nonthaburi Durian Protection and Restoration Association Sunthornsang said the reason for the decline in production is the changeable weather and long-term high temperatures. Extreme weather and climate change have affected the flowering of durian, causing a large number of durian trees to fail to bloom or the flowers to fall off prematurely. Although growers have been carefully maintaining the orchards, since the second half of last year, the weather has changed dramatically due to the influence of the El Nino phenomenon, ...