SANDALWOOD retail trade has been on the rise in Ayadaw Township.
In Ayadaw, wholesalers sell sandalwood majorly to Mandalay, and the retail trade also mounted over the last six months.
“Sandalwood is widely used. We can sell worth from K300,000 to K400,000 a day. I am a retailer. In Ayadaw, sandalwood is one of the best-selling products. The sandalwood trade was also fine over the last six months. The major destination for wholesalers is the Mandalay market. Sandalwood isn’t grown in Ayadaw as a particular product. However, some traders hunt it and resell it in the retail market,” said a man who runs Thanaka and sandalwood retail trading in Ayadaw Township.
Sandalwood trade was slightly slow last December, and traders in Pauk Township said they predicted that it would be good if it is allowed to export to China again, as the border trading gates are reportedly going to reopen soon.
Sandalwood is used in sculpturing, making beads, giving them as presents, and using them as herbal remedies. — Thit Taw/ZS
