If durian is the king of fruits, then Musang King durian is the "king of kings" among the king of fruits.
Musang King durian, accidentally discovered in Malaysia in the 80s of the 20th century, has a special sulfur-like sweet flavor to its flesh. For a long time after that, this durian was only an "unpopular variety", and it was even disgusted and feared by everyone.
It wasn't until a group of wealthy businessmen in China "stepped in" that Musang King Durian was able to change its life against the sky. Under the packaging of capital, the mediocre Musang King durian was promoted to "Hermes among fruits" overnight, and was exported to the mainland market in large quantities. At that time, how sky-high was the price of Musang King durian in Malaysia?
Compared with the "cabbage price" of 30 or 40 yuan per pound of ordinary durian, Musang King durian can be said to have ascended the throne: a pound can be sold at a sky-high price of 300-500 yuan. In this regard, many netizens were not calm in an instant, "If you buy it in its entirety, you will have to go bankrupt if you are not a loser."
As the saying goes, "scarcity is precious", and Malaysian Musang King Durian has stepped on the drum beat every step. Because of the long-term "neglect" by Malaysians, Musang King durian has not been cultivated on a large scale, so that the yield is so low that it is unbearable to look at it directly. Exclusive planting, low yield, and just caught the domestic "durian outlet", how can the rich businessmen stop if they don't take the opportunity to speculate to sky-high prices?
On the other hand, in order to maintain the flavor of durian, before 2019, China could only import liquid nitrogen frozen Musang King durian from Malaysia, and it was transported by air overnight. And this means that with the blessing of the high cost of technology and transportation, the name of "Hermes in fruits" is destined to be difficult for his family.
As everyone knows, around 2015, the general wholesale price of durian was not even 10 yuan per catty, and Musang King durian can be described as "standing out from the crowd". The only thing that can compete with them is the Japanese Sunshine Rose grape, which has been selected as the two "rich people's table delicacies".
However, flowers are not red for a hundred days, and people are not good for a thousand days, and Musang King durian is finally the same as Sunshine Rose grapes, which has not escaped this "fate". In recent years, due to the impact of low prices of durian in the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries, this sky-high fruit, which has been rampant in China for many years, has basically been sentenced to a "suspended death".
Nowadays, the Musang King durian, which is often 300-500 yuan a catty, has long disappeared, on the contrary, 70-90 yuan a catty has become their norm, and Vietnam has single-handedly dried it to 12-15 yuan per catty. In this regard, the Malay media is quite dissatisfied, "It is all to blame Vietnam and Thailand for planting in large quantities, which is no less than a stab in the back."
In fact, it is not only Musang King durian that is troubled by this, but even all kinds of "rich preservative" mansions and fragrant cars have begun to break the exclusive label of the rich and gradually sink to the civilian group. Just like "in the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people", what do you think about this?