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China's insatiable taste for durian swallows Malaysian tribal lands

Is durian the 'king of fruit', or is it a curse? Rising demand - especially from Chinese consumers - for its supremely pungent and sticky flesh is driving up prices across Southeast Asia.

Between 2013 and 2017, the price of the popular durian hybrid Musang King (also known as mao shan wang or 'sleeping cat' after the shape of the freshly opened fruit) almost tripled from US$9 to US$22 (S$12 to S$30) per kg.



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