Durian growers complain of shortage of durian to meet demand from Chinese buyers

[webfact]

Durian growers complain of shortage of durian to meet demand from Chinese buyers

By Thai PBS

 

 

Durian growers in Trat province have complained of not enough of the “king of fruits” to meet the demand of buyers in China and they have to get the fruit from other provinces.

 

Mr Mongkol Chompant, agriculture chief of Trat province, said Sunday that durian growers had told him that Chinese traders had placed orders for an addition of 50,000 tonnes of durian, but durian output from the province was estimated at only 40,000 tonnes.

 

He pointed out since the launch of Alibaba’s online supermarket via Tmall.com last week with the first order of 80,000 durians in just one minute after the launch, the wholesale prices of durian direct from the growers have risen steadily to 70-80 baht per kg for grades A and B durians and 55-60 baht per kg for durians which do not meet the requirement which is between 2-6 kgs per fruit and with 32 percent of flour.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/durian-growers-complain-shortage-durian-meet-demand-chinese-buyers/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-04-30

[cornishcarlos]

They sell all their harvest, for higher prices, yet still complain !!!

There's no pleasing some people.. (that's just what Jesus said, Sir)

[ezzra]

Chinese traders and investors are now deeply involved in Thailand's

fruit growing and wholesales business, so much so that many thai

frits have doubled and tripled their prices from only few years ago

before those Chinese got in the market, it's the case be careful of

what you wish for and whom do you let into your country to take

over and industry...

[hagler]

13 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Chinese traders and investors are now deeply involved in Thailand's

fruit growing and wholesales business, so much so that many thai

frits have doubled and tripled their prices from only few years ago

before those Chinese got in the market, it's the case be careful of

what you wish for and whom do you let into your country to take

over and industry...

Don't think the growers will be complaining

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Durian growers complain of shortage of durian to meet demand from Chinese buyers

idiots complaining of short term supplier issues , not noting the huge long term potential market

[Darcula]

Perhaps that Chinese plastic egg and rice factory could diversify to take up the slack.

[Jeremy50]

 I love durian, but I'm not buying it at 400baht per reasonable sized pack. Nor are many people, walked past three durian stalls at the market yesterday, not a single buyer. Most of it just gets thrown away after a day or two, durian doesn't keep well after being shelled, and overripe durian really is disgusting.

[Get Real]

I guess they just have to learn and start growing more then. Another solutionis to be happy that they can sell all, but I can´t see that happening due to the complaining tradition.

[jaltsc]

"Durian growers in Trat province have complained of not enough of the 'king of fruits' to meet the demand of buyers in China and they have to get the fruit from other provinces."

 

As with every other law in Thailand, the law of supply and demand is being ignored. Why don't they just do what they've done over the past few years? When Chinese demand outpaced supply, they increased the price. They've already priced durian beyond what most Thais are willing to pay. However, as long as the Chinese are willing to pay anything for durian, just increase the price until it reaches the point where demand reaches the amount of existing supply. 

Edited April 30, 2018 by jaltsc

[Dave67]

2 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

They sell all their harvest, for higher prices, yet still complain !!!

There's no pleasing some people.. (that's just what Jesus said, Sir)

What have the Chinese ever done for us?

Edited April 30, 2018 by Dave67

[cornishcarlos]

5 minutes ago, Dave67 said:

What have the Chinese ever done for us?

 

Obviously it doesn't just refer to Durian growers, but manufacturers of any fruit based products :)

[Dave67]

5 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Obviously it doesn't just refer to Durian growers, but manufacturers of any fruit based products :)

Lovely Race the Chinese

[cornishcarlos]

Expensive little buggers...

[thhMan]

And the problem is???

[spidermike007]

A bit like an art dealer complaining that they sell everything they get, and cannot get enough paintings to meet demand. What can one even say?

[DoctorG]

I think "complain" in the story is a bad translation. Why would farmers complain about high prices and 100% sales? They might regret not being able to produce enough for the demand but complain? No.

[bluesofa]

21 minutes ago, Dave67 said:

Lovely Race the Chinese

I win every time as I have longer legs.

 

[yellowboat]

Time to expand to satisfy demand.   If you cannot expand in Thailand, go to Laos and Cambodia.   It takes 4 to 5 years to grow a fruit bearing tree.  Get started.  Economics seems to be the domain of only fortune tellers and recyclers in Thailand.  Sell to the Chinese, import at adjusted tariffs to satisfy the local market.  Or just complain.

Start looking here for more durian:  https://www.agribuddy.com/insights/farmlands 

[PerT]

Why complain. They should be happy. Prizes up.


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[mercman24]

only in Thailand, they cant grow enough to meet demand, and they complain, ha ha, who to,? themselves?. i would guess, a classic case of not taking the blame, as per usual. well i wont be buying at those prices, like a poster said, there will be a lot of rotten Durian about

[djayz]

2 hours ago, jaltsc said:

"Durian growers in Trat province have complained of not enough of the 'king of fruits' to meet the demand of buyers in China and they have to get the fruit from other provinces."

 

As with every other law in Thailand, the law of supply and demand is being ignored. Why don't they just do what they've done over the past few years? When Chinese demand outpaced supply, they increased the price. They've already priced durian beyond what most Thais are willing to pay. However, as long as the Chinese are willing to pay anything for durian, just increase the price until it reaches the point where demand reaches the amount of existing supply. 

Please, no logic

[Eric Loh]

2 hours ago, jaltsc said:

"Durian growers in Trat province have complained of not enough of the 'king of fruits' to meet the demand of buyers in China and they have to get the fruit from other provinces."

 

As with every other law in Thailand, the law of supply and demand is being ignored. Why don't they just do what they've done over the past few years? When Chinese demand outpaced supply, they increased the price. They've already priced durian beyond what most Thais are willing to pay. However, as long as the Chinese are willing to pay anything for durian, just increase the price until it reaches the point where demand reaches the amount of existing supply. 

Only work if you have monopoly on supply. Malaysia and Indonesia have big durian plantations. Price never inelastic for commodity.   

[hansnl]

4 hours ago, hagler said:

Don't think the growers will be complaining

Not yet.

Wait for it.

Soon.

The local prices will go up.

The local buyers stop buying.

Then the Chinese will wade in with much lower prices to buy up the overproduction.

Will take over the loans of the growers, control the whole business and bingo!

Edited April 30, 2018 by hansnl

[coulson]

It's a feast or a famine......but there's always a complaint!

[arithai12]

3 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

 I love durian, but I'm not buying it at 400baht per reasonable sized pack. Nor are many people, walked past three durian stalls at the market yesterday, not a single buyer. Most of it just gets thrown away after a day or two, durian doesn't keep well after being shelled, and overripe durian really is disgusting.

As australians will confirm.

https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/melbourne-university-evacuated-after-durian-fruits-smell-mistaken-for-gas-leak201804300159490001/

 

[hanuman2543]

For some time there will be euphoria about the high prices. Everybody will start growing substandard durians and it will end in tears like always e.g. rice, rubber etc.

Edited April 30, 2018 by hanuman2543

[lannarebirth]

I am guessing it is the middle men who are complaining and not the farmers.

[Myran]

Is there anything these morons won't complain about? "We're not selling enough", "We're selling too much", "We've got too much stock", "We don't have enough stock".

 

And it's always someone else's fault.

[Eric Loh]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He pointed out since the launch of Alibaba’s online supermarket via Tmall.com last week with the first order of 80,000 durians in just one minute after the launch,

Just to put things into perspective, Thailand has been exporting durian to China since a decade ago and not since Alibaba launch. 

 

 

[khunPer]

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With durian selling like hot cake now and good prospect for the future, many fruit orchard owners have mulled about cutting down other fruit trees to plant durian trees to cash in on the booming business. But this will take many years before durian trees are mature enough to produce fruits.

Isn't that what happened with rubber trees, high prices and high demand, and everybody wanted to plant rubber – I even think that government supported with something, so the tiny trees were little cheaper – 7-10 years later the rubber-plantation-farmers complains about rubber prices are too low, and that there are too much rubber on the market...