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I've received some completely unfound durian related rumor that is being spammed by an unknown IDIOT!
Hoax news are always abound by ill hearted weakling who just wants to cause confusion and there are definitely people who will be taken in by false news. It doesn't take much intelligence to tell some cheap and idiotic hoax as the contents are just too stupid!
Here's the one I received on Saturday and again today.
>> Received from someone. Not sure if it’s true...🙁
Seemed
China rejected closed to more than 20 containers of musang king durians
due to too high insecticide detected in the fruits. That is why the
durians returned back to M’sia. Now selling @ cheap price ..... so eat @
your own discretion. 😬 <<
Attached photo that came with the message
To whoever is that DUMB IDIOT, he probably can't afford this exotic fruit, durian. Stick to apples will you!
I'll debunk this!
Firstly, from the photo, these are THAILAND DURIANS and not Malaysia! In Malaysia, durians are collected and placed into baskets within a mere couple of hours and transported out, all within short hours.
Those that are destined for China market, are packed into styroform boxes, with 4 durians in 1 box, sealed with clear masking tape and flew to China. It is not send by containers, via sea. NO! That's already one hint of how stupid that hoax starter is!
Malaysia durians are naturally ripen, thus can't take the long time being send by sea. Thai durians, on the other hand, are semi-ripe when harvest. It turns with the aid of ripening agents thus can take longer periods of transit.
Next, pesticides are definitely used for durians. But pesticides are costly. Malaysia farmers spray pesticides once every 2 weeks on average. By the time the durian falls, the pesticides on durian shell are already halved. Pesticides are sprayed upwards. Durians are not soak in pesticides or insecticides as claimed. Stupid!
Lastly, if Malaysia durians are sent to China and returned to Malaysia, the durians would have over-ripen and if it is send to Singapore, it would have rot. STUPID!
Stupidity has no boundary and if we are to believe and continue spreading falsehood, we are not acting any smarter.
Truth About Cheaper Durians
There are many price sensitive consumers here that hunt for cheap bargains. So, the hoax are probably well targeted at some.
Why are durians cheaper now, than previous seasons this year? In 2016, SE Asia were hit by El Nino and in 2017, we faced La Nina (talked about in a post sometime back so I won't elaborate further). This caused a huge decline in durian production.
In late August 2017, I went up to Pahang with some friends, and saw a lot of tiny durians, and a lot of trees were flowering. In September and October, weather was rather good! So this season, yield will be high.
It doesn't take much to understand economics, Demand And Supply.
Another reason why prices APPEARS cheaper at some stalls. On average, the going prices for MSW right now (mid Nov) is between $15-20 per kilogram. But there are some stalls selling at $10-12/kg. WHY? Not everyone knows how prices works. I'll just shine some light into this.
From the whole lot of durians delivered to the stall, the durian guys will sort out the durians by quality. The best of the lot, will be priced higher, while the bulk will be priced in the common range. The cheapest ones, be it $10 each, or $10-12/kg, are usually small sized MSW or odd shape ones, that has lesser sides.
Next time you go to the durian stall, check out the price range and shape/size. You will get what I mean.
Don't be taken in by hoax started by stupid people else we end up being victim of stupidity.
(yea yea, I'm usually light hearted and happy where it comes to writing about durian... but this time I'm all fired up with some coarse words, deliberately. Some people just loves believing in whatever they read without giving it some thoughts)
Source: CNA/hm
23/11/2017 News
SINGAPORE: Durians in Singapore do not have excessive levels of pesticide and are safe to eat, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said, dispelling rumours that have been circulating on social media.
"Some durian lovers have come across rumours about high levels of 'insecticide' in Malaysia’s Musang King durians, and asked if it is safe to consume durians imported from Malaysia," AVA said in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Nov 21).
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Rumours that 20 containers of durians were rejected by China due to high insecticide levels and returned to Malaysia were spread online last week. The viral messages said that this was why the price of the fruit had fallen this season.
The New Straits Times called the messages "fake news" in an article on Saturday. Durian farmers told NST that the price of Musang King durians had dropped as there had been an "abundance of supply".
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