Europe has increased the pesticide residue testing rate for many types of fruits from 10% to 20%. With increasing barriers, durian exports are expected to face challenges in the first quarter.

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.

PHHOM PENH: After identifying increasing demand for durian, Soem Sochet ... as he could about the “King of Fruits”. He has since become an expert on this type of crop and shares the secrets ...

A run on the strong-smelling durian fruit from Southeast Asia is bringing new prosperity to the Thai province of Chanthaburi. But Chinese buyers are trying to squeeze the local farmers.

Europe has increased the pesticide residue testing rate for many types of fruits from 10% to 20%. With increasing barriers, durian exports are expected to face challenges in the first quarter. In some ...