For every 1000 durians being harvested in the world. Only 40 of them are our usual favourite type.
Now, look at the durian import piechart on the right side. China brings in 66% of all durians stock from the world, that includes our favourite durians from Malaysia.
To put it simply, 40 durians of Malaysia origin are now being bid across different countries, and China is getting more than half of them.
That means, Singapore is only be getting 1-2 durians of Malaysia’s origin out of every 1000 durians harvested in the world with a ridiculously inflated price tag.
Now, every sellers in Singapore has to bid among each other for that 1-2 durians daily just to satisfy our durian craving. This short supply of durians creates an imaginary high price tag.
