Specifically at the beginning of the off-season, prices drop.

Published Dec 17, 2025

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Currently, the durian orchards in Vinh Long province are entering the early harvest for the off-season crop. However, the purchase price for durian at the orchards has dropped sharply, with Ri6 type 1 durian priced at 55,000-60,000 VND/kg, which is only 50% of the price from the same period last year. With the current durian prices, orchard owners are not making a profit due to the high investment costs for flowering treatment and the off-season crop.

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Source: https://vietnambiz.vn Mrs. Cao Thi Chien, from Tan Phu Commune, Vinh Long Province, shared that her family just harvested a garden of over 2,000m2 of star fruit, yielding 6 tons, selling at a price of 56,000 VND/kg. At the same time last year, Mrs. Chien sold at 110,000 VND/kg. The sharp decline in star fruit prices caused a significant loss for the garden compared to last year. According to Mrs. Chien, in recent years, gardens in Vinh Long have applied new techniques and cultivation methods for star fruit in the off-season. This method helps farmers avoid the salt intrusion season and sell at higher prices than in the favorable season. However, this year's off-season star fruit harvest, after deducting high costs to deal with off-season fruits, the gardens almost made no profit. Mr. Nguyen Van Tam, from Tan Phu Commune, Vinh Long Province, shared that off-season star fruit has a high purchase price, but currently the price is only half of previous years. On average, the ...

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