Ri 6 and Monthong durians are being sold at VND35,000-40,000 (US$1.16-1.55) and VND60,000-70,000 per kilogram at the farm gate, or just a third of their prices 12 months ago.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Just one 2.5-kilogram durian from Nonthaburi, Thailand, can cost $380. Yet the fruit has a smell that some people find extremely unpleasant.

MEKONG DELTA, (Vietnam): (Bernama-VNA/VN) Durian prices in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta provinces are falling sharply, in some areas to just a third of the levels seen during the same period last year ...

HAINAN: From dawn to midnight, Huang Qijun nurtures and tends to 10,056 durian trees, every day. By late March, the mild weather in China’s southernmost province of Hainan – with occasional ...

Of the 1,200 hectares of durian in My Loi A Commune, Cai Be District, 70% fruit in the off-season, but this year it has been only 30-40%, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported commune chairman Le Van Thom ...

Malaysian durian growers are expected to expand their market share in China this year, buoyed by local consumers’ growing appetite for fresh, naturally ripened fruit. The Southeast Asian nation ...

Durian is no longer Vietnam’s top fruit export, having fallen below that of dragon fruit and banana in the first two months of 2025 due to strict import requirements. Dragon fruit and banana exports ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The 4th Malaysia International Durian and Cultural Fest (MIDCF) 2024, going on until Sept 16 at Piazza of Pavilion Bukit Jalil, is set to be the largest durian buffet festival.