"Durian has a regal look with its thorn-covered ... The larger fleshy pouches usually surround a large seed, says Kat Lieu, author of Modern Asian Kitchen and founder of the Subtle Asian Baking ...

There are public calls to save durian exporters who ... appealed for support to sell her relative’s shipment of 18kg of small-seed durians for VND800,000 (around VND44,000 per kilogram).

Finding the taste unsatisfactory, Abd Malik, 64, who operates his business in Kampung Baru, improved the recipe two months ago by adding the pulp of an entire durian seed into each akok.

Thailand is the number one fruit exporter to China, she said, with Thai durian having the largest market share in China at 57%. According to Ms Narumon, Thailand exports at least 130-140 billion ...

It exports various types of high-grade durians including Musang King, D197 and D24, as well as products such as durian seed pulps and fresh and frozen jackfruit to more than 20 countries.

Vietnam’s durian exports to China plummeted by 80% in the first half of February 2025, with only 3,500 tonnes shipped, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The ...