GEORGE TOWN – The durian season has begun and fans of the King of Fruits can expect a bountiful harvest in 2023 with prices cheaper than before, according to a Malaysian seller. Despite losing over RM1 million (S$299,000) after his 90ha farm in Balik Pulau was hit by a...
Durians like the popular Musang King, he added, could fetch between RM20 and RM30 per kg, compared to RM40 per kg previously.“The season begins now with the durians ripening and ready to be distributed to the traders by early next week.Mr Tan said his farm was the only one hit by the storm which destroyed about 2,000 durian trees in Balik Pulau.
At the popular Bao Sheng durian farm, owner Chang Zhi Vooi said that 2023 would be good for them as they expected the supply to be equally spread out over the next few months. “This means that we will not be too busy compared to when the season was shorter and we had to work around the clock. “The yield is expected to be the same but stretched out over time because the trees are the same,” he said. — THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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