The Sein Ta Lone variety of mangoes, also known as Diamond Solitaire, is selling well in the Muse trade zone, and fetching a good price, according to traders.
Sino-Myanmar bilateral trade exceeded US$880 million in February this year, registering a decrease of over $200 million, or over 18 per cent, from that of last February, the Ministry of Commerce reported.
Myanmar’s overseas trade with Bangladesh this February declined to US$4.5 million from $21.3 million against last February, according to the Ministry of Commerce’s latest monthly report.
Myanmar’s maritime trade as of 29 March this 2018-2019 Fiscal Year has touched US$12.09 billion, down by over $50 million or 0.44 per cent, matched against the corresponding period of the last FY, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
With the fall in onion prices in the Kyaukse market of Mandalay Region this harvest season due to excess production, local growers said they are expecting lower profits.
Myanmar’s overseas trade with Thailand exceeded US$400 million in February, a decrease of $56 million, or 12 per cent, from this time last year, according to the latest monthly trade report issued by the Ministry of Commerce.
The authorities will ban offshore and inshore fishing vessels in the coming closed season, but traditional inshore fishing will be permitted
as usual, said U Hla Htay,
