Seintalone (Diamond Solitaire) mango growers said they are getting a better price for their mangoes this season due to a huge demand in the Bogale market of Ayeyawady Region.
Coconut shell lanterns, which are a work of art, will sell well during the Thadingyut lighting festival, said Ko Pho Zaw, a coconut shell lantern artist.
THE value of Myanmar’s maritime trade for the period be-tween 1 October, 2018 and 20 September, 2019 in the last fiscal year totaled US$24.1 billin, a decline of over $1.68 billion compared with the year-ago period, according to data provided by the Ministry of Commerce.
Export earnings from the fisheries sector in the period from 1 October, 2018 to 20 September, 2019 in the 2018-19 financial year reached US$709 million, an increase of $21.9 million from the year-ago period, according to statistics released by the Commerce Ministry.
