THE entry of imported garden peas from China has driven the price of domestic chickpeas from K85,000 per three baskets to K80,000 as Mandalay factories swap out the local variety for the Chinese imports.
MYANMAR exported over 36,000 tons of mangos to Chi-na through the Muse 105th mile border trade zone between May and early July this man-go season, according to border traders.
Myanmar’s imports of raw materials used by CMP (cut-make-pack) businesses exceeded US$1.8 billion between October and July in the present Fiscal Year 2018-2019, up by over $298 million from the year-ago period, the Ministry of Commerce reported this Friday.