Thai media outlets have reported on the grand opening of the "2018 Kantharalak Superior Fruit Festival" in Kantharalak, Sisaket Province. During the festive activities an auction took place where the local specialty, "volcanic durian", was sold for around 30 thousand yuan [4673 USD]. This price set a new record for most expensive durian auctioned in the northeast of Thailand. The durian was also labeled as "Thailand's tastiest durian".
The tastiest durian in Thailand, the "volcanic durian", was auctioned at the astronomical price of 30 thousand yuan
A local farmer stated that the production volume of volcanic durian is extremely small. This year the production volume only reached around 3000 tons.
Source: zggnw.cn