A month later, an Alibaba employee in charge of purchasing visited Thailand to inspect farms and decide which durians to buy. The durian boom has even impacted the farming landscape in Thailand.

Thailand alone grows over 300 varieties, but the most expensive durians are grown in Nonthaburi Province. They're known as Nont durian. Nont makes up the highest grade of durian in Thailand and is ...

Frozen durians are usually cheaper than fresh ones and less risky from a food safety perspective. China has at times blocked shipments of Thai and Vietnamese durians due to its strict ...

"Consumers will benefit from cheaper durians that are of better quality," Paiboon said, as quoted by the Bangkok Post. Thailand’s peak durian season typically runs from April to July, starting in the ...

Mr Paiboon added that there may be a misconception among Chinese consumers that high-quality durians must be yellow, thus driving the use of yellow-coloured dye. He said Thai authorities could ...

Thai durians are typically harvested when they are ... requiring them to contribute to improving the quality of Vietnamese farms, rather than solely purchasing durians. This contrasts with the ...

Indonesia is expanding cultivation and completing legal procedures in preparation to begin exporting durians to China ... alternative to fruit from Thailand and Vietnam. The move could open ...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian durians will “board” the Asean Express to China, a newly-launched rail link connecting the country to the Middle Kingdom, Thailand and Laos. “It takes nine days for ...

China’s summer durian market heats up as Thailand, Vietnam vie for top spot ... points of a deal that would bring fresh Malaysian durians into the world’s biggest market for the ‘king ...