Thailand's Nonthaburi durian production drops by 90%

Nonthaburi 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 Sunthornsang, chairman of the Nonthaburi Durian Protection and Restoration Association, said that 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 orchards, since the second half of last year, due to the influence of the El Nino phenomenon, the weather has changed dramatically, from a short cold wave lasting one or two days to extremely high temperatures, which has had a serious impact on the growth of durian. All kinds of unfavorable factors have led to a sharp increase ...