From 24th February, the Chinese side school, With the reopening of the banks, the number of Chinese buyers has increased, with more and more watermelons and vegetables being harvested every day. About 200 cucumbers were allowed to be exported, but prices have not yet been set, according to traders.
At present, a watermelon car costs 10,000 to 28,000 yuan, while a cucumber car costs 30,000 to 35,000 yuan, which is about half of what it used to be.
“There are a few more Chinese buyers. In the past, there were more than 50 Chinese buyers and more than 200 Chinese cars. Now we can export more than 200 cars, but now the market is not very big. We want to send about 700 cars a day. We still have enough. Cucumbers are about half the price, so it is not too bad, ”said U Naing Win, chairman of the Myanmar Association of Watermelon Growers and Exporters.
Only when China can control the Wuhan virus can the watermelon, Cucumber exports will return to normal, and Chinese buyers are watching.
Formerly watermelon At the time of the cucumber harvest, about 700 watermelons were regularly exported to China from the Muse border every day, but only about 50 watermelons a day have been exported since the Wuhan virus. Farmers and entrepreneurs have suffered losses due to the pounding of cucumbers and the lack of prices.
Wuhan virus destroys watermelon, From January 27 to February 26, about $ 55 million was lost due to the export crisis.
Therefore, watermelon, Cucumber farmers and traders listen to the information to avoid losses. The Myanmar Association of Watermelon and Cucumber Growers and Exporters recommends that this be done in consultation with the event offices.
Myanmar exports more than 800,000 tonnes of watermelons and 150,000 tonnes of cucumbers a year to China.
