Musang King durian grown in Vietnam has seen prices dropping to a historic low of VND80,000 ($3.25) per kilogram, down 70% year-on-year due to low quality. A farmer in the central highland province of Dak Lak, said that in previous years traders were competing to buy the Musang King durian for up to VND700,000 per kilogram, but this year few are buying them.
Industry insiders say that Musang King grown in Vietnam has lower quality than in Malaysia, and the flesh can be cloying for some customers. Thailand’s Monthong and Vietnam’s Ri 6 varieties therefore are more preferred. A trader in the southern city of Can Tho said that Musang King fails to compete with other varieties in terms of price and productivity and therefore its prices have plunged.
Source: e.vnexpress.net
