Fewer charcoal burners, higher sales in Madaya, Mandalay

Mar 7,2024
With farmers busy preparing for planting, there are fewer charcoal burners in Madaya, one of the main charcoal-pro­ducing areas, but sales are up, according to the charcoal market.
Pawsan prices surge amid high demand in Ayeyawady Region
Mar 07
Pawsan paddy is priced up to K4 million for 100 baskets as a result of high demand in Ayeyawady Region, according to the Ayeyawady Region Rice Millers Association.
Domestic sugar market sees price hike despite global price fall
Mar 07
The price of sugar rose again to K4,200 per viss in the domes­tic market, although global sug­ar prices declined.
Peanut prices cooling off on weak demand
Mar 07
With foreign and domestic demand faltering, the trading activity of Mandalay commodity depot slowed down.
Mango exporters brace for disruption this year
Mar 07
Fruit traders are facing a se­ries of challenges while exporting mangoes to China this year, like watermelon export.
Shan’s fresh garlic price dramatically falls in Yangon market
Mar 07
On 6 March, Shan’s new garlic prices were falling in the Yan­gon market, at K4,000 per viss. The price was over K12,000 per viss in the last few days, and it is gradually falling to K7,500- K8,000-K8,500.
75th Pa-O National Day, Tabaung festival to be held
Mar 07
The 75th anniversary of Pa-O National Day will be celebrat­ed alongside the traditional Tabaung festival in areas pre­dominantly inhabited by the Pa-O ethnic people, according to U Khun Sai Pha, Chair of the Pa-O Ethnic Literature and Culture Association of Shan State (South).