Vietnamese durian prices soar, with the purchase price of golden pillow exceeding 100,000 dong

Durian warehouse prices in the southwest, southeast and central highlands of Vietnam show that the purchase price of Class 1 golden pillow durian is 102,000-105,000 dong/kg, and Class 2 is 82,000-85,000 tons/kg; Class 1 Ri6 durian is 60,000-62,000 dong/kg, and Class 2 is 47,000-48,000 dong/kg. Compared with half a month ago, the price of golden pillow durian has risen by more than 20,000 dong/kg, and the price of Ri6 durian has risen by more than 3,000-4,000 dong/kg. Currently, the southeast of Vietnam has entered the end of the production season, while the durian production season in the central highlands has just begun, so the supply is small, pushing up the price. At the same time, due to the drought in Vietnam this year, the durian harvest is poor, and the proportion of Class 1 and Class 2 fruits is lower than in previous years, which in turn pushes up the price of durian that meets export standards. As of June this year, Vietnam's fruit exports exceeded US$3.4 billion, up ...