A treasured durian fruit has sold for a staggering 1.5 million baht (about $47,900) at an auction in Thailand. The kanyao variety - which is the most expensive in the world - attracted bids from dozens of wealthy fruit lovers at the event in Nonthaburi, central Thailand on June 1, 2019. Officials had handpicked the durian just a day before from a nearby farm where the minimum price of the fruit is 20,000 baht. But the luxury durian - chosen for its perfect size, shape, and ripeness - smashed the previous year’s record of 800,000 baht when it was put up for sale at the King Of Durian 2019 festival. (1 USD equals about 31.33 Thai baht) (Photo/Sipaphoto)
A treasured durian fruit has sold for a staggering 1.5 million baht (about $47,900) at an auction in Thailand. The kanyao variety - which is the most expensive in the world - attracted bids from dozens of wealthy fruit lovers at the event in Nonthaburi, central Thailand on June 1, 2019. Officials had handpicked the durian just a day before from a nearby farm where the minimum price of the fruit is 20,000 baht. But the luxury durian - chosen for its perfect size, shape, and ripeness - smashed the previous year’s record of 800,000 baht when it was put up for sale at the King Of Durian 2019 festival. (1 USD equals about 31.33 Thai baht) (Photo/Sipaphoto)
A treasured durian fruit has sold for a staggering 1.5 million baht (about $47,900) at an auction in Thailand. The kanyao variety - which is the most expensive in the world - attracted bids from dozens of wealthy fruit lovers at the event in Nonthaburi, central Thailand on June 1, 2019. Officials had handpicked the durian just a day before from a nearby farm where the minimum price of the fruit is 20,000 baht. But the luxury durian - chosen for its perfect size, shape, and ripeness - smashed the previous year’s record of 800,000 baht when it was put up for sale at the King Of Durian 2019 festival. (1 USD equals about 31.33 Thai baht) (Photo/Sipaphoto)
