Why is the price of durian ＂rising＂？

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　　● Two weeks ago, the retail price of Thai golden pillow durian in Chengdu did not exceed 33 yuan/kg, but now it is approaching 50 yuan/kg.

　　● In May this year, the local retail price of Golden Pillow Durian in Thailand was equivalent to about RMB 25 yuan/kg, which was more than 10 yuan higher than that in April.

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　　● At the end of May and the beginning of June, a new batch of mature durians will be listed in Thailand, and the price may be lowered gradually.

　　● Chengdu International Railway Train Co., Ltd. plans to open a new "fruit train" at the end of May relying on China-Laos Railway, and the price of durian will be further lowered in the future.

　　□ Chen Junling Sichuan Daily All-Media Reporter Chen Bihong

　　"Weighing with shell, 48 yuan/kg!" On the afternoon of May 21st, in a fruit shop in downtown Chengdu, Luo Yan, a citizen, planned to buy a durian, but she was taken aback by the price peddled by the boss. "The price is much higher than in previous years." Luo Yan said that the market price of golden pillow durian in Thailand in previous years was generally 23-24 yuan/kg.

　　Two weeks ago, the retail price of Thai golden pillow durian in Chengdu did not exceed 33 yuan/kg, but now it is approaching 50 yuan/kg-in fact, not only in the last week or two, but also in Chengdu. Since durian was listed in large quantities in the middle and late April this year, the price of durian has almost "increased" in the national market including Chengdu.

　　The more expensive the fire, the more expensive it is. This year’s durian market is unusual.

　　Market fire

　　Wholesalers arrive late and "grab" the goods.

　　As the weather gets hotter, there are more and more durians on the market in Chengdu. From supermarkets to street fruit shops to mobile vendors, durians piled up in hills are particularly conspicuous.

　　Chen Jiahua, a girl in the workplace, is a complete "durian control". "There are a lot of durians on the market this year. You can see durians when you turn around when you go shopping." Chen Jiahua introduced that there are three fruit shops near his home, and the front of each shop is full of durians. "The price of durian with golden pillow in shell I bought recently is about 30 yuan/Jin, which is much more expensive than in previous years …"

　　"Recently, about 30 durians were sold every day." Talking about why durian is so popular, the boss surnamed Liu, a fruit shop in a community in chenghua district, Chengdu, thinks that it is mainly driven by demand. "In the past three years, due to the epidemic, the domestic market imported less fruits, which suppressed the demand of consumers. This year, with the recovery of the market, a large number of imported durians flocked to the market, which quickly brought fire to the market. "

　　The market demand is hot, and the feeling of fruit wholesalers is stronger.

　　Sichuan Yurun International Agricultural Products Trading Center is the largest "vegetable basket" in Southwest China and the largest durian wholesale market in our province. After 3 pm on May 20, near the closing time, the reporter noticed that many trucks were "empty" in the market.

　　"This year is the best year for business since selling durian. At most, it can sell more than 20,000 a day." Wang Hongwei, the sales manager of Sichuan Xinnong Chain Trading Co., Ltd., said, "Today, there are 7 cars of fruit, 5 of which are durian, and two cars were sold in the morning alone, much faster than in previous years. Now, the downstream fruit wholesalers are not buying boxes and boxes, but basically taking hundreds of boxes back at a time … "

　　As for the price, Wang Hongwei said that the current wholesale price of golden pillow durian in Thailand is more than 20 yuan per catty, "and the wholesale price in previous years was only about two-thirds."

　　Lei Zhi, the person in charge of the import fruit area of Sichuan Yurun International Agricultural Products Trading Center, said that the durian currently delivered to the market is maintained at an average of 15 standard trucks per day, five times that of previous years. "If you come late, you can’t grab the goods at all."

　　Future trend

　　With the reduction of transportation costs, the price may fall.

　　The supply of durian is increasing, but why is the price getting more and more expensive?

　　Zhao Bin, the operation manager of Sichuan Chengtai Nanxiang International Trading Co., Ltd., believes that this is related to the limited local durian production in Thailand.

　　"Recently, even in the local market in Thailand, it is difficult to grab the goods." Zhao Bin said that due to the increasing demand for durian in the consumer market in China in recent years, Thailand, which is the largest producer of durian with golden pillows, is also in short supply, resulting in rising prices. "In May this year, the local retail price of Golden Pillow Durian in Thailand was equivalent to about RMB 25 yuan/kg, which was more than 10 yuan higher than that in April."

　　There is a more critical reason for the soaring price-Zhao Bin found that the first batch of durian listed in Thailand has entered the final stage, and the market demand is still increasing, which has led to a situation of "more fire, more expensive, more expensive, more fire".

　　"At the end of May and early June, there will be a batch of new mature durians on the market, and the price may be gradually lowered." Zhao Bin predicted.

　　For Sichuan consumers, they may soon be able to buy imported durian with lower price and richer varieties-

　　With the opening of China-Laos Railway, a large number of fruits from Southeast Asia entered China by rail, and now many Thai durians have entered the markets of Guangzhou and Kunming through the "fruit train". In this regard, Ning Wei, the marketing manager of Chengdu International Railway Train Co., Ltd. revealed that they plan to open a new "fruit train" by the end of May this year relying on China-Laos Railway, and are now stepping up the cold chain technology test. "The freight volume of railway transportation is larger and faster. With the reduction of transportation costs, the price of durian will be further lowered in the future. "

　　In addition, in the future, there will be many local breeding durians in Hainan’s ecological parks. However, some experts said that due to the short time of planting durian in Hainan, it is still impossible to achieve large-scale listing this year, which will not have a great impact on the overall price of the durian market.