Mandalay’s markets are bustling as international buyers, particularly from China and India, arrive to secure Myanmar’s high-quality pulses.
INCREASING demand for pulses to donate to quake-stricken regions boosts pulse sales, according to the Yadanabon Trade Centre of the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization, Mandalay.
Traders are doing a roaring trade of green gram, kidney bean, chickpea and various beans at Mandalay depot. Nonetheless, the trading of pigeon peas and black grams, mainly designated for export markets, is sluggish, and the prices of various maize also declined.
Chinese and Indian traders come to the Mandalay market to buy Myanmar’s pulses. India extended the free import policy of the black gram and pigeon pea until 31 March 2026 as per the announcement of the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India, a trader elaborated. — ASH/KK
