05 month172024
Extreme heat affects durian harvest, Thai fruit farmers are anxious!
Durian growers and dealers are panicking over a recent heat wave across Southeast Asia, which has reduced production and raised costs in Thailand.
Agence France Presse and Thailand's Bangkok Post reported on the 4th that durian harvest season in Thailand is from March to June every year, but in the past few weeks, the local maximum temperature hovered around 40 degrees Celsius and the ensuing drought shortened the harvest period. The report said that the high temperature and drought not only damaged the quality of durian, but also increased the cost of cultivation.