Vietnam durian production drops by 20-30%, Musang King price doubles

Published 2024년 4월 15일

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In Vietnam, durian prices have significantly increased due to a reduction in production, attributed to climate change, salinity invasion, and nutrient deficiency. This has particularly affected the golden pillow and Musang King varieties, with the former seeing a 20-30% drop in production this season. Despite the challenges in cultivating the Musang King variety, including poor harvests and unfavorable weather, its price has surged due to strong foreign demand. Vietnam's durian exports have nearly doubled in value in the first two months of this year compared to the same period last year, driven by high demand and plans to boost exports, including a memorandum of understanding for exporting frozen durian to China. Durian is cultivated on over 112,000 hectares in Vietnam, with China, Thailand, Japan, and the United States being the main importers.

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Local durian growers also said that the soaring prices surprised them. He has sold one ton of C-grade golden pillow durian at 110,000 rupiah/kg, and there are two tons of this off-season fruit to be harvested next week. "In the past three days, many merchants have offered to buy my C-grade durian at 130,000-140,000 rupiah, but I haven't sold it yet." A local durian planting company said that the production of golden pillow durian has dropped by 20-30% this season. Climate change, salinity invasion and nutrient deficiency have all led to a decline in production. Take the grower mentioned above as an example. This year, his family can only harvest 3 tons of durian in the off-season, which is a significant decrease from 4 tons last year. Local durian traders said According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, seawater intrusion in the Mekong Delta this year has exceeded normal levels, which is also a huge problem for durian growers. The Secretary-General of the ...

Source: Foodmate