Thai Monthong faces Malaysia's ‘King’ in battle for China’s Bt50bn durian market


Picture courtesy of The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network.

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A fruit war has broken out in China, where Malaysia’s Musang King is battling with Thailand’s Monthong to conquer the increasingly lucrative durian market.

The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Nanning, China, said Kuala Lumpur had stepped up its game in early October, bombarding Guangxi region with over 1,000 tonnes of Musang King durian for the “Durian Malaysia 2020” event.

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