A truckload of watermelons costs 20,000 yuan, and the freight is 22,000 yuan! Myanmar watermelons are blocked from exporting to China, and are turning to the Thai market

It is reported that the production season of Myanmar watermelons and cantaloupes is approaching. Myanmar fruit merchants usually export fruits to China regularly from November to May of the following year. However, due to the war last year, the port was closed, resulting in a sharp decline in Myanmar's watermelon exports to China. .It is understood that there are 17 border ports in Myanmar. Currently, only a handful of them can carry out normal trade activities, and the trade volume has dropped significantly. Among them, the main port with the largest trade volume on the Myanmar-China border has been closed since the "10.27 Military Operation" in 2023. It has almost been closed for nearly a year. Although the people have been looking forward to the reopening of the port, no substantial progress has been seen. Currently, due to disruptions in logistics, prices have risen sharply in northern Shan State, and local people are in trouble. Some people said that although the border ports ...