Farmers in Dak Nong are busily harvesting durian.

According to the Department of Agriculture, this year's durian crop in some localities in Dak Nong province has seen a significant decrease in yield compared to the previous season. This is due to heavy rain and strong winds during the flowering and fruiting stages, causing flower drop and a low fruit setting rate.

In Dak R'lap district, this year's weather has been unfavorable for durian cultivation. However, thanks to their experience and the application of various technical methods in cultivation, many farmers in Dak R'lap still earn high incomes from durian.

The family of Mr. Chi Vinh Cam, in Hamlet 1, Dak Ru Commune (Dak R'lap District), has 90 Ri6 durian trees that are in their 11th year of harvest. Mr. Cam said that he intercropped durians in his coffee plantation. This year, the durian orchard yielded 7 tons of fruit, selling at 45,000 VND/kg at the farm.

Traders come to Mr. Cam's orchard to buy the durians, then harvest and transport them to the warehouse themselves.

A durian collection point before being transported to traders' warehouses, located next to a road in Dak R'lap.

The family of Mr. Tran Van An, in Hamlet 1, Quang Tin Commune (Dak R'lap District), is mobilizing family members to participate in the durian harvest. Mr. An's family's job is to cut and gather the durians. His family owns 30 hectares of Ri6 and Mongthong durian trees, totaling 1,500 trees.

Mr. An's family durian orchard is in its third year of harvest, yielding approximately 150 tons of fruit per season. He sells the durians at an average price of about 50,000 VND/kg to traders right at the orchard.

For each durian tree, Mr. An invests approximately 1 million VND per season. The main investment costs include fertilizer, irrigation, pesticides, and harvesting labor.

Dak R'lap district currently has over 2,260 hectares of durian orchards, both monoculture and intercropped, with an annual production of approximately 15,657 tons. Many durian orchards are cultivated organically by farmers, meeting domestic and export standards.

According to climate zoning, Dak R'lap is the first district in Dak Nong province to harvest durian in the year. This is followed by Gia Nghia, Dak Song, Dak Mil, and others.

After harvesting, durians are labeled with traceability tags by local farmers. They are then sold domestically and exported. Currently, the main export market for durians from Dak Nong is China.

Nghiep Xuan Import-Export Trading Co., Ltd. (Gia Nghia) is a long-standing enterprise specializing in purchasing and exporting durian in Dak Nong. The company has been granted a durian packaging facility code for export to China.