webfact Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Thai agricultural officials impounded about 50 tonnes of durian at an export warehouse, in the eastern province of Chanthaburi province yesterday (Monday), after they found much of the fruit was unripe. A special team of durian inspectors visited a warehouse in the Noen Soong sub-district for a random search of the Mon Thong durian, which were packed in cardboard boxes ready to be exported to China. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Initially, the officials selected two boxes for examination and found some of the durian to be unripe, which is regarded as substandard. Then, they ordered many more boxes to be opened for inspection. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/fifty-tonnes-of-unripe-durian-due-for-export-impounded-by-thai-authorities/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-04-05 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 What about the mountains of unripened avocados in the supermarkets in Thailand, from New Zealand and Peru, to name just two? And the same for the local produce. Inedible, cut far too early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, bradiston said: What about the mountains of unripened avocados in the supermarkets in Thailand, from New Zealand and Peru, to name just two? And the same for the local produce. Inedible, cut far too early. Avocados are a bad comparison. They do not ripen on the tree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 You dont export fruit when it is ripe - it would be rubbish by time it arrives! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: A special team of durian inspectors visited a warehouse in the Noen Soong sub-district for a random search of the Mon Thong durian, which were packed in cardboard boxes ready to be exported to China Trusted Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 39 minutes ago, rwill said: Avocados are a bad comparison. They do not ripen on the tree. Is that possible? Do they just hang there and never ripen? How do they propagate then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, LennyW said: You dont export fruit when it is ripe - it would be rubbish by time it arrives! Good point, so how can they export ripe durian, or any ripe fruit? In cold storage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinci Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 so what is the problem with exporting unripe durian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I was of the belief that most fruit was dispatched in an unripe state and basically ripened during the delivery period ? I used to some part time work ( to get extra beer tokens for my Thailand trips ) at the local Fyffes banana storage facility, they came in unripe, were stored in temperature controlled areas and moved to different storage areas at differing temperatures before going out for delivery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Does durian continue to ripen? It's a matter of taste. Since your durian is already cut, as it continues to ripen (which it will, although much more slowly than uncut fruit) it is also rotting/fermenting (which is desired by many). How long does it take durian to ripen? 'Chanee' durian takes 2 to 4 days to ripen after harvest, while 'Monthong' durian takes 4 to 6 days, depending on maturity. Fruit at 85% maturity, based upon days from anthesis and rind characteristics, ripen to excellent quality in less than 1 week at 28 to 31°C (82.4 to 87.8°F) So if you export when ripe , they will become rotten Durians. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 the protocols for exporting/transporting various fruits will be different. it would seem daft to export ripe fruit, but equally daft to export too young/unripe fruit which will not ripen. there will be a point at which fruit is picked in order for it to be approaching ripeness when it hit's the shops. you'd think the agriculture employees know this and that, in this situation, there have been contraventions. possibly the article could have been better researched and written? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 For me it looks like a typical try of the inspectors to request a brown envelope. Probably the exporter didn't agree to the game (because it's so obviously nonsensical), and now they compete who holds out longer ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Seems to be a Giant problem here ,It doesn't matter what fruit one wants to buy It's Never Ripe /Sweet. It's the Greedy farmers ,they don't care if the fruit is properly ready ,they are only growing it for the money. But in the long run it will bite them in the butt . Great job ,unripe fruit is very bad and sometimes poison, The unripe ackee contains the same poison as the lychee, known as hypoglycin, Srikantiah said. The toxic nature of the ackee fruit is well-understood in Jamaica and West Africa, where the plant is grown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 18 hours ago, webfact said: Impounded about 50 tonnes of durian at an export warehouse I reckon it's been confiscated for personal use and resale. 18 hours ago, webfact said: after they found much of the fruit was unripe You'll see it for sale on the side of the road over the next few weeks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: I reckon it's been confiscated for personal use and resale. You'll see it for sale on the side of the road over the next few weeks Yeah, and I'll be first in line. DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 15 hours ago, Golden Triangle said: I was of the belief that most fruit was dispatched in an unripe state and basically ripened during the delivery period ? I used to some part time work ( to get extra beer tokens for my Thailand trips ) at the local Fyffes banana storage facility, they came in unripe, were stored in temperature controlled areas and moved to different storage areas at differing temperatures before going out for delivery. Exactly, my dad used to transport Fyffes bananas and they were green when delivered to stockists who then managed their stock for ripeness at point of sale, this article makes little sense to me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 17 hours ago, rwill said: Avocados are a bad comparison. They do not ripen on the tree. Durian will ripen off the tree but are not as 'tasty' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 20 hours ago, bradiston said: 21 hours ago, rwill said: Avocados are a bad comparison. They do not ripen on the tree. Is that possible? Do they just hang there and never ripen? How do they propagate then? The fruit never gets soft on the tree. It will develop more oil in the fruit over time. Eventually the oil goes rancid and the fruit drops from the tree. That does not mean the seed won't germinate. But they don't grow avocados from seed. It most likely will not be the same as the parent tree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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