Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim plans to negotiate higher durian prices with Chinese PM Li Qiang during his upcoming visit to China, responding to local growers' complaints about low prices due to a bumper harvest.
A durian glut in Malaysia, driven by a decade-long farming boom and increased Chinese demand, has led to drastically reduced prices and farmers giving away fruit. While consumers benefit from discounts and freebies, farmers face financial strain due to oversupply and inconsistent quality.
A "durian tsunami" caused by a bumper harvest has led to a significant drop in durian prices, with consumers like Lim Mei Ling and Kelvin Tan expressing delight at being able to afford premium varieties like Musang King.
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The 2026 Thailand Shopping Festival and Durian Festival kicked off in Nanning, Guangxi, featuring over 100 Thai products, including high-quality fruits like durian and mangosteen, as well as specialty foods. The event aims to boost Thai product influence and trade between Thailand and China.
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Southeast Asian growers can now ship durians to China faster than before using a new cold-storage rail service linking Thailand, Laos and southwest China’s Yunnan province, slashing prices for the pungent fruit. The first goods train laden with durians from Thailand – China’s biggest source of the fruit – began winding its way north through Laos to China over the weekend, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday. More than 90 per cent of the world’s durian exports – worth about US$7.5 billion...
Top Thai influencer Pimrypie (Pimradaporn Benjawattanapat) conducted a four-hour live stream selling premium Monthong durian at 100 baht ($3) per fruit, well below market rates of 700-800 baht for jumbo sizes. The livestream drew 700,000 peak viewers and nearly 8 million Facebook views, generating 2 million order comments. Pimrypie purchased produce from farms in Chanthaburi, the world's durian capital, selling at a loss to help Thai farmers amid a supply buildup. Thailand has 850,000 video-commerce sellers driving 1.3 billion transactions.
Malaysia's durian exporters face mounting pressure as hot weather brings harvests forward, swelling supply while costs surge due to disrupted fuel supplies from the Iran conflict. Growers like Stephen Chow of Chow Kai Pheng Enterprise warn packaging and logistics costs could rise from 20% to 50% of export revenue, forcing cost-cutting measures at the worst possible moment.
