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Malaysia 2019 Durian

Season Guide
May 7, 2019 — 43 Comments

Oops. It’s already May, and if it were any other

normal durian year, durians would be dropping in
Malaysia and I’d be apologizing to all you durian
munchers for being so tardy in releasing the
Malaysia 2019 Durian Guide. Luckily durians are
late this year too.

Keep scrolling down to see lists of recommended

durian farms to visit in May, June, July, August,
September and even October of 2019

The D on the 2019 Malaysia

Durian Season
The season is really late in Penang. Last year
(2018) durian started dropping hella early in
Penang, with the !rst drop on March 10. This
year, as of May 4 there is still no durian falling on
Penang and none expected to fall for another 10-
14 days (Steven Chua is likely to be the earliest,
but we’ll see who wins that race). The season in
Penang won’t really kick o" till 2nd week of June.

It’s a little bit late almost everywhere. If

Penang is a lot late this year, everywhere else is
just a little late. Even Johor’s farms (usually 1-2
weeks after Penang season) are deferring to late
June or July this year. I

The season is almost the same everywhere.

The delayed season in Penang means that
durians will start falling at almost the same time
all over Malaysia. Usually the season starts a
month earlier in Penang (like late April and early
May) and then creeps its way over the mountains
into Pahang and Perak by mid-June to July, but
this year the durian season will arrive abruptly
and in abundance.

There will be LOTS OF DURIAN The

arrival of a season *all at once* will create a glut.
Not that there is actually MORE durian than last
year — in fact it’s about half-half between farmers
who are expecting a bumper crop and farmers
who are expecting a fewer fruits than last year.
It’s just all gonna be dropping at the same time,
#ooding the market and creating an abundance
of good quality durian to eat.

Prices will be average to lower than last year.

This glut will keep prices nice and low. Awesome
for durian eaters, sucky for durian farmers —
who have not only less quantity than other years,
but a #ooded market with lowish prices (so give
your farmers some extra love in 2019).

Almost everywhere will have durian in JULY.

July is going to be an amazing time to come to
Malaysia. Almost everywhere will have durian
available, meaning you can bop around the
country tasting to your heart’s delight. That’s what
we’ll be doing on my Malaysia Durian Tours.

It’s going to last all the way through August

and maybe onwards into the unknown. As I’m
writing, durian trees are *still* #owering. We’re
not sure exactly how long this season is gonna
last, but likely there will be durian almost
everywhere (including Penang) throughout the
whole month of August and in some places till the
beginning weeks of September.

Keep scrolling down to see lists of recommended

durian farms to visit in May, June, July, August and
September of 2019

Malaysia Durian Tours in 2019

This year I’m hosting two kinds of events in
Malaysia, my personal favorite durian tour of all
the regional durians of Malaysia — guess which
one that is — and a new short but intense deep
dive for the ultra-durian obsessed in Penang,
Malaysia.

Click the links below to !nd out the details, or

send me an email to
lindsay@yearofthedurian.com

3 Days Penang Durian School

10 Days All Malaysia Tour

Last week of May/ Early

June
Durian desperate, aren’t we?

Penang: Durian will be scarce (ahem expensive)

until the middle part of June, but most durian
stalls will be open in George Town by middle of
May. Steven Chua will likely have the !rst few
drops in about 10 days from now (May 14-15) and
the season will start from there.

Bao Sheng Durian Farm

Friendly Home Farm
Stone House Durian Farm
Poh Beng
Goh Bro’s
Penang Green Acres
Steven Chua’s Direct Sale
Eric’s 321 Stall
Ah Heng’s Black Thorn
Uncle Eric’s Gurun Durian

Malacca: The durian season normally arrives

earlier in the low-lying #atlands of Malacca, but
only one farm has reported having durian in June.
That’s Ah Heng’s Durian Stall, who recommends
starting the season with a D13 appetizer.

Pahang: Early season Musang King has

apparently already arrived (as of May 6) in the
Raub area, especially in Sungai Klau and Sungai
Ruan. However these farms to plan to open by
the end of May if not slightly earlier.

YES! Durian Orchard Farmstay

Eight Acres Farmstay
Lembah Temir Farmstay
Lucky Durian Farm

Negeri Sembilan This hilly area is expecting to

have durian by early June, but recommends
coming in late June for the best durian
experiences. Visit:

Haw Kee Durian Farm

The Dusun

Late June & Thru July

And !nally the promised abundance is arriving.
JOM! Let’s Eat!

By the 2nd week of June, *most* durian farms all

over Malaysia will be open and ready to feed you
hungry durian munchers. This is the spike, the
super bump, that we saw in the graph above

You can go almost anywhere in July and !nd

durian. You’ll basically be tripping over them, so
watch your toes!

Penang:

Bao Sheng Durian Farm

Penang Green Acres
Nature Fruit Farm
Stone House Durian Farm
Steven Chua’s Direct Sale
Soon Huat Durian Farm
668 Durian Black Thorn
Poh Beng
Kampung Ku

Pahang:

Lucky Durian Farm

Karak Organic Durian Farm
Jimmy’s Durian Farmstay
Eight Acres Farmstay
YES! Durian Orchard Farmstay
Happy Valley Durian Farm
DSR Farmstay

Negeri Sembilan

Haw Kee Durian Farm

The Dusun Eco Retreat & Orchard
Stalls nearby Broga Bliss Eco Garden

Sarawak & Sabah Yup, you’re reading that right.

It’s durian season again in the Malaysian Part of
Borneo. Kiulu Durian Farm is expecting a heavy
season in July,

Joseph’s Farm in Lawas

Mr. Loh’s Tekkah & Suluk King in Lawas
Kiulu Durian Farm
Madam Ting’s in Limbang

Late July & August

The durian season just isn’t gonna stop this year.

And don’t forget that wild durian species like

Durio oxleyanus and Durio graveolens will start
dropping in Broga Hills and Hulu Langat in
August.

Penang: Yes! There will still be durian in Penang

in August! Not the dumptruck loads of durian we
will see in July, but the season will likely still be
strong in August. Any of these farms will likely still
be open for visitors:

Bao Sheng Durian Farm

Penang Green Acres
Nature Fruit Farm
Stone House Durian Farm
Steven Chua’s Direct Sale
Kampung Ku
668 Durian Black Thorn ​

If you haven’t heard about it yet, the Durian Expo

in Kuala Lumpur at the end of July that promises
to be the largest event for durian lovers EVER.
Possible, since I’m not sure how many events
speci!cally designed for durian lovers there have
been.

I’ll be giving two talks at this event (A Virtual Tour

of Penang, and A Virtual Tour of Pahang). If you
would like to come, you can register here.

Sarawak & Sabah The durian season starts

peaking in Late July and August in some parts of
Malaysian Borneo. There will even be a durian
festival on August 17th, 2019, in Tenom! See you
there?

Kiulu Durian Farm

Sugar Hill Borneo in Papar
Segapon Durian Farm
Jason Wong’s Farm, Keningau
Keningau Night Market Guide
Fire Durian in Limbang
Madam Ting’s

Brunei

Eco Ponies
Jungle Food
Gadong Night Market

September and Beyond

With durian trees still #owering NOW, as of
writing, there’s no knowing when this durian
season will !nish, or how abruptly.

However, some farms are expecting their

heaviest fruiting at the end of August to early
October. Here are a few places that are expecting
a very late season this year:

Pahang

Raub Durian Orchard

D145 Hijau Beserah
Gopeng Rainforest Resort

Malaysia Durian Hunting Map

For more durian hunting inspiration, check out
this sweet map of durian farms all around
Malaysia. Each pin is connected to a blog post so
you can see what I found there, where I stayed,
and how I traveled there.

Malaysia Durian Place…

Map data ©2020 Google, SK telecom Terms 500 km

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Ian Malik says

December 8, 2019 at 2:13 am

It is now approaching mid-December

(2019) and I have just enjoyed a feast of
the most delicious Musang King and D24
at SS2 in KL. The average cost was RM70
and RM40 per Kg respectively. I have no
idea from which part of Malaysia they
came from, but as an addict I consider
the quality to be outstanding!!

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jacques PERNEL says

September 13, 2019 at 3:01 pm

bonjour,
je vais en Thaïlande du 3 décembre 2019
au 26 février 2020, avec un ami…
j’aimerais aller en Malaisie début février
pour manger du très bon durian, mais
d’après ce que je lis sur votre site, ce n’est
pas la bonne saison!?
il semble que je devrais plutôt venir entre
juin et septembre, c’est bien ça?
je vous remercie pour votre réponse
bien à vous
jacques PERNEL

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chendaneary lieng says

August 31, 2019 at 9:27 pm

bonjour , je voudrai partir a penang l

année prochaine vers !n mai 2020 , j
aimerai savoir est ce qu il y aura de bon
durian ce période là ? ou vers quel mois
le prix sera moin cher le durian.
merci de me donner la réponse par
retour
pourriez aussi m indiquer votre adresse
ou ferme de durian , pour que je puisse y
aller visiter

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Met says
August 2, 2019 at 1:36 am

Is it true there will be 2nd wave of

musang king this month?and where can i
get them.im craving for good durians

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Ryan Goh says

July 25, 2019 at 3:05 pm

Its good to explore more about malaysia

durian.

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Ryan Goh says

July 25, 2019 at 3:03 pm

I would like to know Malaysia Durian

1 Market price?
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