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Singaporeans hope for cheaper durians with bumper harvest
Farms in Johor and Pahang bearing fruit at the same time next month.
The Straits Times reported today that prices for the well-liked Mao Shan Wang variety may fall to as low as S$15 (RM47) to S$20 (RM62) per kg in the coming weeks, after having exceeded S$40 (RM124) earlier this year after lower supply from Malaysia, where most durians in the island republic were sourced.
It said while wet weather conditions had led to poor harvest during the mid-year season, vendors were hoping that a year-end bumper harvest would help them recover from the earlier lower sales.
It quoted Shui Poh Sing, owner of Ah Seng Durian at Ghim Moh Market, as saying that a bumper harvest was expected next month, with farms in Johor and Pahang bearing fruit at the same time.
“The coming season should be better… Prices next month will fall to maybe S$15 to S$18,” he was quoted as saying.
Alvin Teo, who owns Durian 36 in Geylang Road, was cited as saying that sales this year had been the worst he had seen during his decade of being in the business.
“This year, the harvest has been really bad… Singaporeans see the prices and are not willing to buy,” he was quoted as saying
He added that prices were likely to continue falling to about $18 (RM56) per kg next week, depending on supply.
It was reported in April that the new trend among Malaysian durian farmers to sell their produce more to China had resulted in a shortage of supply in Singapore, which had in turn led to rising prices.
On Oct 28, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported of concern in Singapore that prices of the fruit would be pushed up if China allowed Malaysia to start sending more durian shipments through its borders.
It said retailers in the island republic would be forced to compete with wealthy Chinese buyers for the supply.
Citing United Nations (UN) statistics, it said Singapore had last year imported 17,847 tonnes of durian, 93% of which came from Malaysia.
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