Bewitching or unsettling? The scent of durian fruit is not to everyone’s taste. In China, however, they are highly coveted: durian imports broke all records in 2024 with a value of almost seven billion US dollars. That’s 15.6 billion kilograms of durians, according to the South China Morning Post. The popular tropical fruit traditionally comes mainly from Thailand. However, Vietnam attempts to dethrone Thailand as the biggest supplier. One of the factors affecting production there last year was an extreme heatwave. Climate change does not even spare durian fruits.