Illegal entry of sugar from border spells trouble for local producers

Sep 23,2019
With sugar flowing into Myanmar illegally through the border, the price of sugar in the local market has taken a dive, which has sugarcane growers worried.
Export surges to $15.97 bln in current fiscal year
Sep 23
Myanmar’s exports to foreign countries touched a high of US$15.97 billion between 1 October, 2018 and 13 September, 2019, according to data of the Ministry of Commerce.
Price a deciding factor for rubber production, export: producers’ body
Sep 21
Any improvement in Myanmar’s rubber exports will be directly linked to the price offered, as production is usually suspended if the rates are low, according to U Khaing Myint, the secretary of the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers Association (MRPPA).
Myanmar fishery exports up $15 mln in Oct-Aug
Sep 20
EXPORT earnings from the fishery sector for the period from October 2018 to August 2019 in the current fiscal year amounted to around US$667.007 million, which is an increase of $15.778 million compared to the year-ago period, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF).
Domestic investments reach K1,677 bln in current fiscal
Sep 20
BETWEEN 1 October and 14 September in the current fiscal year, domestic investments by Myanmar citizens reached K1,677 billion and US$469.78 million, including expansion of capital ----------------
High wages, input costs hit businesses at start of beekeeping season
Sep 20
WHILE plum flowers are in full bloom in Kani Township, Sagaing Region,  labor  wages  and  input  costs  for  relocating  beehives  have  climbed  up  this  season,  according to beekeepers.
Monywanites investing in properties worth over K100 mln
Sep 20
High-priced properties are selling well these days, with Monywanites investing in properties in the K100-600 million price range in downtown Monywa, said Ko Htay Thein, a real estate agent from Monywa.