7月25日，由海南省榴莲协会主办的一场榴莲产业发布会在三亚举行，现场，一颗重达6.91千克的三亚榴莲鲜果当选“榴莲王”并当场进行拍卖，最终吉林一食品有限公司以38万余元的价格将其收入囊中。
China is not the first place you’d think of when it comes to growing durians compared to Southeast Asia, but Hainan Island aims to change that.
与东南亚相比，中国并不是你首先想到榴莲种植地，但海南岛的目标是改变这一点。
In Hainan’s first-ever durian conference, a set of durians went for a whopping S$72,300 (388,888 yuan).
在海南首届榴莲大会上，一套榴莲的价格高达72300新元（388888元人民币）。
The auctioned durians had their first bid at S$165.
拍卖的榴莲首次出价165新元。
Durians have only been harvested this year in Hainan after they were first planted in March 2020.
榴莲在2020年3月首次种植后，今年才在海南收获。
TikTok user @louisong14 reposted a video on TikTok of the auction, which was held at a durian conference in Hainan on Tuesday (25 July).
抖音用户@louisong14在抖音上转发了一段拍卖视频，拍卖于周二（7月25日）在海南的榴莲大会上举行。
The starting price of about 6.91kg of durian was 888 yuan (S$165).
约6.91公斤榴莲的起价为888元人民币（165新元）。
Bidders could raise the amount at will, meaning they can quote any amount they wish.
投标人可以随意提高金额，这意味着他们可以随心所欲地报价。
The bid quickly rose dramatically, shooting above 10,000 yuan (S$1,861), then 30,000 yuan (S$5,585), then 100,000 yuan (S$18,618).
出价迅速大幅上涨，先后突破1万元（1861新元）、3万元（5585新元）、10万元（186新元）。
Finally, according to China News Service, Jilin Sendian Food Company, Ltd put in the winning bid of 388,888 yuan (S$72,404).
最后，据中新社报道，吉林森典食品有限公司以388888元（72404新元）的价格中标。
Deputy general manager Gao Fenglin said the company will develop the ripe durian market as one of its main businesses.
公司副总经理高凤林表示，公司将开发成熟榴莲市场作为主要业务之一。
He also hopes that Hainan can grow more high-quality durians to meet the needs of domestic consumers.
他还希望海南能种植更多优质榴莲，满足国内消费者的需求。
China News Service reports that the durian conference was the first-ever held in Hainan.
据中新社报道，这是海南首次举办榴莲大会。
Almost five tons of durians were prepared, including Golden Pillows, Musang King and Kan Yao durians.
大会准备了近五吨榴莲，包括金枕榴莲、猫山王榴莲和干尧榴莲。
Kan Yao is a Thai variety and is reportedly related to Musang King. It has a reputation for being one of the most expensive in the world, able to be sold for US$48,000 (S$63,883).
干尧是一个泰国品种，据报道与猫山王有亲戚关系。它被誉为世界上最昂贵的之一，售价48000美元（63883新元）。
All of the durians were planted in Sanya by Hainan Youqi Agriculture.
所有的榴莲都是海南优旗农业在三亚种植的。
A guest who tried five varieties said that two “exceeded expectations”, while another three weren’t as good.
一位尝试了五种品种的客人说，其中两种“超出了预期”，而另外三种则没有那么好。
However, he noted that three-year trees can be considered top in the class, even in Southeast Asia.
然而他指出，即使在东南亚，三年生的树木也可以被认为是一流的。
Hainan Youqi Agriculture planted around 1,300 acres of durian — 50 fruits a day.
海南优旗农业种植了约1300英亩榴莲，每天50个榴莲。
The annual output is around 40 tons.
年产量约40吨。
Du Baizhong, the general manager at Hainan Youqi Agriculture, said, “It really isn’t easy to grow durians in Hainan.”
海南优旗农业有限公司总经理杜百忠说：“在海南种植榴莲真的不容易。”
Mr Du started planting durians in March 2020 in Sanya and even became the president of the Durian Association in Hainan.
杜于2020年3月开始在三亚种植榴莲，直至成为海南榴莲协会会长。
According to an associate researcher at the Institute of Tropical Crops Variety Resources of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, the mature Golden Pillow durian grown domestically can achieve a richer flavour than imported products in Southeast Asia.
据中国热带农业科学院热带作物品种资源研究所副研究员介绍，国内种植的成熟金枕榴莲比东南亚进口产品味道更浓郁。
This is because the durians are fresher as compared to imported ones.
这是因为榴莲比进口的更新鲜。
However, large-scale commercial durian planting in China isn’t a thing yet.
然而，大规模的榴莲商业种植在中国还不太可能。
According to Sina News, domestic durians are only sold on e-commerce platforms and cost much more than imported durians.
据新浪新闻报道，国产榴莲只在电子商务平台上销售，价格远高于进口榴莲。
Because of this, the industry still mainly relies on imports.
正因为如此，该行业仍然主要依赖进口。
As a result, prices will not drop significantly in the short term.
因此，价格在短期内不会大幅下跌。
However, the planting of more durian trees should reduce prices.
然而，种植更多的榴莲树应该会降低价格。
