Durian Sellers - recommendations and to avoid

[Lala81]

We have some similarities in this. Durian ice cream not bad ...... haha ð

I only like the Goodwood park durian moon cake.

 

Well it's like mangosteen to me. I don't dislike it (unlike my wife who finds it very smelly), but it's not my type of fruit.

[Ender]

Ha i've never liked that since a child.

I think you hollywooded..   

[Tianmo]

heng ah I manage to eat once at $15/kg 1.5 month ago now can tahan till July [laugh]

 

KNN, dont rub salt hor.     

[Lala81]

Start a pear and strawberry thread, recommend some good fruits.

Haha OK noted.

 

My BIL swears by Ah seng durian in the West.

[Ender]

Haha OK noted.

 

My BIL swears by Ah seng durian in the West.

Ah seng is the Ghim moh seller? During peak season, have to reserve thru sms.

[Bismarck]

Can't be more heaty than Durian? Not called king of fruits for nothing.

I have same problem as Lala too. So I seldom eat mango. But durian no problem for me.

This you dont eat, that you dont eat, what fruits you eat ah?

Forbidden fruit [laugh]

[Kusje]

Ah seng is the Ghim moh seller? During peak season, have to reserve thru sms.

SMS for reservations is not the big issue.

 

Worse is that you need to queue to 45 mins just to collect the durians.

[Tianmo]

Forbidden fruit [laugh]

 

this one early early already jiak liao.     

[Bismarck]

this one early early already jiak liao.

Some more lala play doctor to get this forbidden fruit [laugh]

[Fcw75]

Wish to recommend this durian seller at Rangoon road called Fruits Monkey.

 

Bought today, MSW at $24/kg and D24 at $15/kg.

 

Nice Aircon place.

 

 

Edited April 17, 2017 by Fcw75

[Ender]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/demand-for-malaysian-durians-in-china-may-mean-fewer-costlier/3684032.html?cid=twtcna

 

 

Demand for Malaysian durians in China may mean fewer, costlier fruit for Singapore

SINGAPORE: Durian lovers here may have to fork out more to get their hands on the king of fruit, with Singapore sellers reporting that Malaysian farmers are exporting more of their harvest to China and Chinese tourists buying the fruit at the Malaysians farms they visit. 

As competition for durians increases, prices have risen steadily, said Ms Lilian Teo, 60, who has been selling durians for five years. She runs a shop with her father at the junction of Albert Street and Short Street near Little India.

“They (the suppliers) are exporting to China, so we get less supply, and it’s more expensive,” she said.

For example, the Musang King, or Mao Shan Wang durian, was selling for S$8/kg five years ago. Last year, that almost doubled to S$15 per kg, she said. Currently, fruit shops here are selling their supplies from Pahang at about S$28 per kg at the tail end of the current season. The Musang King durians are the most popular, given their creamy texture and small seeds, sellers said. 

Mr Shui Poh Sing, 58, owner of Ah Seng Durian in Ghim Moh, said that while durians are not new to Chinese nationals, they were previously getting supplies from Thailand. More recently, they have been visiting durian farms in Malaysia, and getting their durians air-flown from there in vacuumed packaging, he said.

“They (the Chinese) are willing to pay higher for the durians up to double the amount that Singaporeans are typically willing to pay," he said.

SUPPLY CRUNCH

Singapore's share of the Malaysian durian market may be shrinking, with Malaysian suppliers selling more of the fruit to China. Combat Durian’s Linda Ang said that her regular suppliers have told her about the shift in markets, which has affected her directly.

“There were times I ordered, and they could only give me a limited amount, less than my order quantity,” she said. The higher prices have hurt her business too, with a 20 per cent fall in demand at her Balestier Road stall.

Other factors will also contribute to a smaller local supply this year. The crop is unlikely to be big which will keep prices high, said Mr Shui. This is because harvest cycles in durian plantations in states like Johor Bahru, Penang and Malacca have changed.

“When we have durians from different plantations at the same time, the prices can go down to as low as about S$12 per kg, but I don’t think that will be happening this year,” he said. The peak durian season is typically from May to August, but it is “chaotic” this year, he added. Durians from Johor Bahru were available from February, which is uncommon. He said the change was brought about by changing weather patterns.

Mao Shan Wang durians. (Photo: Monica Kotwani)

DURIAN FANS FROM CHINA HEAD TO MALAYSIA FARMS

Director of Malaysia’s Desaru Fruit Farm Alice Tong said that when she started off in in 2006, she would see “hundreds” of Chinese tourists per week. Now, she sees thousands of them. And they are more willing to pay top dollar for the fruit.

“For every RM100 (S$32) that a Singaporean pays, the Chinese tourists pay RM200 or 300.” They also buy in bulk, she said.

Business from these tourists made up just 10 per cent of the farm's sales three years ago, but now, this number has gone up to 35 per cent, said Mr Steve Er, also a director at the farm. "They really spend when they like and trust your products. Our fruit farm practises organic farming and they like it very much," he said.

Singaporean durian fan Seettha Wasudevan, 27, has noticed that the Mao Shan Wang durians that she loves have become increasingly expensive. She also finds that the durians are smaller.

But that has not stopped her and friends, who have been holding “durian parties” during the peak season for the past five years. They even have a regular vendor who brings over durians to any venue, and opens them on the spot, as long as they order a minimum of five. This is not a problem, as each of the group of 10 can eat one and a half durians.

She said: “We are all durian lovers. We won’t skip a year just because the harvest is bad, or because the price is high. We will still eat them.”

- CNA/ja

 

[Tohto]

Ask them to grow at Hainan island. Don't come here fight for our durian supply.

[SuPerBoRed]

Ask them to grow at Hainan island. Don't come here fight for our durian supply.

 

chill ... muttons say... their factories already faking the fruit...  

[Enye]

i will just give up eating if it is so expensive

 

no harm done

 

[Tianmo]

Wish to recommend this durian seller at Rangoon road called Fruits Monkey.

 

Bought today, MSW at $24/kg and D24 at $15/kg.

 

Nice Aircon place.

 

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D24 $15/kg is not too bad, time for me to check it out.     

[Tianmo]

Not new. They already started buying up msw since a few years ago. They only know msw as premium durian, where got so many msw ?? You walk on the streets in any 1st or 2nd tier Chinese city you see everywhere selling msw. Even off season also msw.

 

aiya, if the seller outside Prime supermarket can pass off some thai durian as MSW, what can stop the PRCs from doing something more karang. 

 

I wont be surprise to see “猫王”， “猫猫王”，"山猫王", “猫王之王”， “天猫王”， any name to do with 猫 and 王 on their 山寨version.       

[Fcw75]

D24 $15/kg is not too bad, time for me to check it out.

The D24 is very good, worth buying.

 

Skip the MSW though, not worth the price.

 

Tell the guy u saw their page on Facebook.

[Tianmo]

The D24 is very good, worth buying.

 

Skip the MSW though, not worth the price.

 

Tell the guy u saw their page on Facebook.

 

Thanks man!!!

 

My son love D24, he actually prefer D24 over MSW, I dont know why.