Farmers: Durians ‘acting up’ this year


Prickly behaviour: Han (left) showing a durian tree that had just borne fruit at a farm in Chaah, Johor. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The durian season usually ends in late August or September, but Han Sing Kean has been harvesting fruits non-stop at his orchard in Kulai since May.

However, this bumper crop has not translated into more income for him and other farmers because very few of the fruits drop.

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