BANGKOK: The Department of Agriculture is actively monitoring the situation following reports of illegal import of fresh durians from neighbouring countries, which has impacted the price of Thai durians, and led to the possible mislabelling of these as Thai fruit for export to key markets like China.
Department deputy director-general Phatchayaphon Muenjang said the department had assigned its Plant Quarantine Station to implement measures to prevent imported varieties from being falsely labelled as Thai durians for export to China.
