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How do durians go from a seed to the styrofoam box packed full of ready-to-eat fruit? The Straits Times visits VS Farms, a durian plantation in Malaysia, and 99 Old Trees, a durian retailer in Singapore, to find out more.

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00:00Now, Singapore people like to eat the榴莲,
00:02Jingfong, and we Bukok's S17.
00:06If you eat good榴莲, it's right.
00:10Durians. Love them or hate them,
00:12the king of the fruits can be seen everywhere in Singapore,
00:15except in trains.
00:18But where do they come from?
00:19To find out, we traveled to Malaysia,
00:22specifically VS Farms,
00:24located in the sleepy town of Bukok.
00:27We're here on a durian plantation,
00:29and today we're going to learn about how durians like this
00:32are grown and harvested.
00:33平时的作业啊 没有榴莲的时间
00:36我们就是施肥
00:38施肥捡草
00:40然后修那些
00:42育在长在树上的寄生草
00:45然后有榴莲季节的时候
00:47下工人啊
00:49就上述
00:50把那些榴莲一串一串的
00:53拿绳子和着它 不要给它
00:56那个枝干会断落
00:58然后榴莲要差不多要掉了
01:00我们就开始绑那个网了
01:02The season is 7th, now we have 7th, and 1th year we have.
01:08Because when we're going to harvest, the weather is very hot,
01:13so it becomes a 2th season.
01:15We're in Malaysia, the weather is 1st, 1st, 1st.
01:18The weather is very平均.
01:20The weather is low, and the weather is low.
01:23It's always a規矩.
01:26Now it's not a long time.
01:28It's not a long time.
01:30We follow the durians from Malaysia back to Singapore,
01:34and our journey has taken us here,
01:36to the 99-old tree shop in Nutrim.
01:39We're about to speak to Haetje, who's the general manager,
01:42and we're going to find out how he's preparing for this year's durian season.
01:46So most of our durians are from Bahang,
01:49that's where our farms are located.
01:51But we also take from some family farms and some friends' farms in Germany.
01:55So most of our durians are from Bahang,
01:57some family farms and some friends' farms in Johor area.
02:01From Bahang, the travelling distance is roughly about 6 to 7 hours
02:06to the Singapore customs.
02:08And depending on the customs condition,
02:11by the time it reached our shop,
02:13it's usually between 5 to 7 pm.
02:17And then right at the shop,
02:19we have to double quick time,
02:21chop the durian,
02:24pack the durians,
02:26and get them ready for delivery
02:28and for customers to self-collect in the shop or to dine in.
02:31Durian prices are very volatile in nature.
02:34That is due to basically supply and demand.
02:37So on the supply side,
02:39depends on weather condition and pest problems.
02:42There are some years where there are diseases,
02:44where some tree diseases are rampant.
02:47Then we see a lower supply.
02:49Or sometimes we face situation like prolonged rainfall
02:53or prolonged period of low rainfall.
02:56And on the demand side,
02:58it will depend on the retail conditions.
03:00During the economic boom,
03:02the population feels richer or more affluent,
03:08then they will tend to spend a bit more on luxury fruits.
03:12Regardless of their price,
03:14durians don't seem to be going anywhere.
03:38get up iniano fed on demand.
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