Yenangyaung, 10 September

A total of 6,865 acres of maize were targeted to grow in Yenangyaung Township of Magway Region in this year’s rain crops planting season, and as of 10 August, 4583 acres of corns have been grown, according to the statistics released by the Township Agriculture Department.

Maize is not only being grown in rainy season as rain crop but also throughout all seasons with underground water in the Township.

In this year’s rain crops growing season, over 4,583 acres of maize were planted, and as of now, 2,776 acres have been harvested with a yield of 15,473 corns per acre, and a total of 4,295,395 corns were produced from 2,776 acres of maize in the Township, according to the statistics of the Township Department of Agriculture.—San Nyunt(Yenangyaung)

Translated by JT