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Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in Southeast Asian airports
That makes the fruit big business for durian farmers in Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia. China’s durian imports have steadily grown in recent years.
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China's stinky-fruit boom is creating big profits – sometimes for unscrupulous traders
«I can't compete with the big Chinese companies,» Ahao says. «They have so much money, and buy up everything in Chanthaburi.» Ahao is from China too. But if he wants to buy durian, he is ...