date:May 16, 2016
et the higher demand for Thai fruit in overseas markets, focusing on China, the prices of those fruits will continue to rise this year, or double from the same period last year, she said.
According to the ministry's survey in the East, the price of durian rose from Bt35 per kilogram at the same time last year to Bt70 per kilogram at the farm gate and to Bt150 per kilogram retail and between Bt100-Bt120 per kilogram for shipping. The production of durian this year is forecast to drop 6.38 per ce