The coronavirus outbreak in China has caused trade between Myanmar and its neighbor to slow to a trickle, trade officials say. The clearest example of this is the plunge in the volume of watermelons from Myanmar that are crossing the border to the east. “About 600 truckloads of Myanmar’s watermelons used to cross the border […]
Bulk volume of watermelon and muskmelon planned for export to China
November 16, 2016 by
With the demand from China increasing, 600,000 tonnes of watermelons and 150,000 tonnes of muskmelons are planned to be exported, according to the Myanmar Watermelon and Cucumber Growers and Exporters Association. The watermelon market was ruined in previous months because of unpredictable weather and a mismatch between demand and supply. There was an excessive supply […]