The Plantations International group of companies announced that via its fully own Malaysian subsidiary United Tropical Fruit Sdn. Bhd., it has launched Malaysia’s first and only commercial-grade Organic Musang King Durian Plantation.
The United Tropical Fruit Organic Musang King Durian Plantation is located on a 100 acre site in the Malaysian state of Pahang and has been secured by United Tropical Fruit on a 60-year leasehold basis.
Malaysia’s Musang King Durian, also known as Mao Shan Wang or D197 is Malaysia’s most popular durian export. Due to extremely limited supply levels, it is currently achieving premium retail price points of between 20-120 USD/KG depending on export destination.
Gareth Cookson, the director of operations for Plantations International in Asia said “We will be the only players in the market that have invested the time, money, research and development to achieve a truly organic Musang King Durian. While other companies might claim to use organic farming methods, we will breed 100 per cent organic seed nuts, so the organic chain of custody starts way before the Musang King Durian sapling is planted into the ground”.
From a business perspective, Dr. Raymond Samy the Managing director of United Tropical Fruit said “It’s my job to ensure that all quality control protocols strictly adhered to, from the planting stage to the transport of the harvest Musang King Durian fruit to their final destination. With such a precious and rare product, we can leave nothing to chance.”