Watermelon prices hit seven-year record high

The price of watermelon exported to China reached the highest level in seven years, said Chairperson U Naing Win of the Myanmar Watermelon and Muskmelon Producers and Exporters Association.
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Myanmar to ship seedless watermelon to Dubai
Myanmar will start exporting seedless watermelon to Dubai market in early December, said U Naing Win, chair of Myanmar Watermelon and Muskmelon Producers and Exporters Association.
Myanmar imports over $1 bln worth iron/steel materials last FY
The value of Myanmar’s iron and steel imports for the construction sector is valued over US$1.19 billion in the past financial year 2019-2020 ended in September, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Commerce.
Natural gas exports top $3.5 bln last FY
Myanmar’s exports of natural gas in the past financial year 2019-2020 amounted to US$3.5 billion, the Commerce Ministry’s data showed.
Price rises by around K600,000 per 100 baskets as monsoon paddy stock lessens
The price of paddy has risen by around K600,000 per 100 baskets (one basket is equivalent to 46 pounds) because of less stock of monsoon paddy, said U Than Oo, the secretary of Bayintnaung Commodity Depot.