The price of Myanmar fresh chili is on the rise on account of good demand from China and Thailand, said U Khin Han, the chairman of Kitchen Crops Producers and Exporters Association.
Baskets woven from male bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) in West Tadar Village, Tadar Village-tract, Taungtha Township, Myingyan District, are selling well in the market, said U Thaung Kyi, a local basket maker.
Between October and mid-June in the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year, the value of exports through Muse, a border between Myanmar and China, stood at US$2.3 billion, decreasing by over $800 million or 25.8 per cent, as against the same period last 2017-2018 FY.
