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Hoa, owner of a half-hectare orchard in the Central Highlands province, said traders are offering high prices and willing to place a deposit to buy his Monthong durian, which he expects to harvest in October.
"But I plan to sell them at market prices then to avoid depending [on traders]."
The rebound follows a decline that saw prices fall from VND155,000 per kilogram in late February to around VND50,000 in July.
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Durians at an orchard in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Thi Ha |
Phuong, a durian trader, attributed the price hike to other growing areas having wrapped up their harvests.
Le Anh Trung, chairman of the Dak Lak Durian Association, said exporters are also ramping up purchases to meet rising demand from China ahead of its Mid-Autumn Festival later this month and National Day on Oct. 1.
Dak Lak is expected to harvest 500,000 tons this year, a 20% increase from 2025.
It has only harvested 40% of its crop, with the remainder to be collected from now through November, Trung said.
But constant rain that has persisted could affect fruit quality and prices in the coming months, he warned.
