How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone

Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by 55555 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:39AM (#28262928)

Durian are very expensive.

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Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by 1MachineElf on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:52AM (#28262980)

In 2020, Duiran prices in Thailand fell dramatically. Covid-19 travel restrictions meant they could not sell them to the largest market - China - and so there was so much Durian going un-sold that some people were giving them away for free.

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Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by refurb on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:19AM (#28263091)

Covid completely screwed up the market this year as well. Paying less than $1/kg (full fruit) wasn’t rare while normally years it can be several times that.

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Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by q-rews on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:47AM (#28263448)

What are you talking about? There’s no durian that goes for 30 baht/kg. Only in Phuket I see the local variety at 50 baht but monthong is still 100/120 now. In Bangkok it’s rare/impossible to find it for less than 140.

Probably that price is only found near the plantations and very likely not for monthong.

I know because I eat a durian a week and I’m stingy.

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Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by q-rews on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:45AM (#28263441)

Where? Sure it bounced back. Durian goes for 160 baht/kg in Bangkok (April 2021), up from the 120 baht/kg I saw in April 2019.

That’s about US$5/kg.

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