ACCORDING to ginger farmers, the ginger trade has now relied on domestic consumption only after exports declined.
“We have to rely on the domestic market only. Ginger is mainly grown in Aungban and Kalaw in southern Shan State, and the price has fallen again. Ginger has local orders mainly from Yangon and Mandalay. But this is a ginger season, so the production is large and the price has fallen slightly,” said a ginger farmer from Kalaw Township.
Ginger prices will likely rise again if exports increase in the coming months.
“If it can export, the price will be good. But the ginger price seems unable to climb again in the next months. At present, the price has declined just a little. Ginger trade is fine in the internal market,” he added.
Previously, Myanmar exported ginger to China, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Yemen, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, according to figures released by the Department of Trade. — Thit Taw/ZS
