CARROT trade has recently increased in Shan State's Aungban vegetables market, and many orders have been placed from Yangon and Mandalay regions.

In Aungban, local carrot prices have been regular, and it is likely that prices will continue to be steady in the following months.

"Recently, carrot trade has been fine. It is our local species. We don't have many customers in Mandalay, and we mainly transport them to Yangon. But other traders transport to Mandalay. Price has been steady," said a carrot retail and wholesale trader in Aungban.

She said carrot prices change often but are not very different and are likely to stay unchanged in the following months.

Carrots can grow best in loose soil and proliferate if seeds are soaked in warm water for about 30 minutes. — Thit Taw/ZS