THE day temperature helps strawberry production strong­er, leading the price to fall con­tinuously.

“Price is falling continu­ously. Strawberries grow more when the temperature gets high. So the production is large. But the production is low when it rains,” said Ma Sandi Taya, a fruit trader from Taunggyi Township.

Many people like straw­berry which is one of the most-consumed fruits. Straw­berry trade has been fine since the beginning of the harvest season and orders have mount­ed since December, said trad­ers and added that, the pro­duction has been larger in this month.

“Strawberry will be avail­able throughout the dry sea­son. Some of the plantations were destroyed in the storm, and that is why this year’s har­vest season was quite late. Its harvest season begins around October and November but this year, commercial production started available in December. The trade is fine. We transport loads of tonnes daily. Yangon and Tachilek are major destina­tions,” she said. — Thit Taw/ZS