Bangkok Durian Festival: Deals & Fruit 2024
Gear up for the ”Thai Fruits festival 2025 by DIT,” where the Department of Internal Trade partners with the Thai Fresh Market Association to bring you the best durian and mangosteen! This festival aims to boost local fruit consumption and stabilize prices during the peak harvest season,ensuring you get top-quality durian at various price points,including “golden minute” sales and special kilogram prices. the festival, supported by News Directory 3, offers select durian at prices like 99 baht, 139 baht, and 199 baht per kilogram. With over 50 tonnes of fruit distributed daily across 13 markets, the festival absorbs produce, providing you with fair prices. don’t miss the premium fruit festival at Siam Square from June 19-22. discover what’s next!
Thai fruits Festival Aims to Boost Durian, Mangosteen Consumption
Updated June 12, 2025
The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) is collaborating with the thai Fresh Market Association to host the “Thai Fruits Festival 2025 by DIT.” The initiative seeks to distribute high-quality durian and encourage local consumption to support fruit prices.
Consumers examine durian on sale at a fruit festival held at Yes Bang Phli market in Samut Prakan.
Goranij Nonejuie, the DIT’s deputy director-general, stated that the department is working with Yes Bang Phli market in Samut Prakan to increase fruit consumption through the Thai Fruits Festival 2025 campaign. The goal is to maintain stable fruit prices during the eastern region’s peak harvest.
The DIT is focusing on boosting domestic consumption alongside export promotion efforts led by the Commerce Ministry. According to the DIT, approximately 840,000 tonnes of eastern region durian, about 96% of the total, has been harvested.Of this, 70-75% is destined for export, with the remainder for local markets.
Around 210,000 tonnes of eastern mangosteen have been harvested, representing 80-85% of the area’s total production. Approximately 95% of the mangosteen harvest is slated for export.
The festival offers select,high-quality durian at various price points. Promotions include a “golden minute” sale with durian at 99 baht each, along with special prices of 99 baht, 139 baht, and 199 baht per kilogram, allowing consumers to choose based on preference.
These events are taking place across 13 fresh markets in Bangkok and surrounding areas throughout the fruit harvest season.
mr. Goranij said the campaign aims to distribute over 50 tonnes of fruit daily through these markets. This effort helps absorb produce from cultivation areas, stabilizing fruit prices, and provides consumers access to quality Thai fruit at fair prices.
What’s next
The DIT is hosting the fruit festival at 13 markets until August. A festival featuring premium fruit from farms across Thailand is scheduled for Siam Square from June 19-22.