Durian sellers, customers lament higher prices

Herizee says planters’ increase in prices are forcing sellers to also hike theirs to compensate.

DURIAN sellers in the Klang Valley have pointed to higher prices asked by planters as the reason for the fruits being more expensive this year.

Seller Herizee Zakaria, 35, who trades by a roadside in Setapak, said he had received complaints from many customers who were upset with the increase in price.