Durians going for RM1 in Kulim

All the small-sized fruits were sold out in 15 minutes.

The good weather has produced a bumper crop of durians, which has driven down the price of the thorny fruit across the country and in Singapore. (Bernama pic)

KULIM: Durians at only RM1 each. Within 15 minutes after the fruit baskets were brought down from the lorries, all the durians were sold out.

According to durian seller Aizawati Abdul Latib, 34, ever since news that her stall in Taman Mutiara, Sungai Kob, sold cheap smaller-sized durians went viral on the internet recently, the demand for the fruits here had shot skywards.

“We sell small-sized ‘kampung’ durians at RM1 each.

“Despite their size, these durians are good and tasty, and everyone can eat them,” she told Bernama.

Aizawati also sells other types of durians, priced between RM3 and RM35 per kg.

“The hybrid durians are D14 (RM12 per kg), D15 (RM18 per kg), Kacang Hijau (RM18 per kg) and Kimpo (RM35 per kg) while the bigger durian kampungs are sold at between RM3 and RM10 per kg.

“This is not the first time we are selling cheap durians, but this year’s durians are cheaper so we can sell them at RM1 each.

“Although the RM1-durian sale only started at 3 pm, people had begun queueing up from morning,” she said.

Aizawati said she sold at least two tonnes of various varieties of kampung and hybrid durians on a daily basis.

She gave an assurance that the buyers could come and get a replacement for any durians that were spoilt.

“At the same time, we also provide durian-packing services so that customers coming from places like Penang, Sungai Petani and Selama, Perak, can enjoy the durians later without the strong odour lingering in the car,” she said. -FMT