Myanmar: Bitter gourd market declines due to poor transportation

Growers in Bago Region say that the market for bitter gourds is declining this year due to poor transportation. We export bitter gourd from overseas to Yangon market through brokers. Initially, I got a bitter gourd for between 70 and 100 kyats. Now it is less expensive. I get only 40 kyats per car due to diseases and bad transportation. Brokers only sell in bulk. Prices have fallen further this month. Bago Region Pyay Township Hmot Shay Village Tract; Kyaw Ohn, a bitter gourd grower in Shan Su village, said. Growing about one-fifth of an acre of bitter gourd can cost three packs of bitter gourd and costs around 4,000 kyats per pack. The cost of planting is a small amount of fertilizer. Framing does not cost much because you do it yourself. It is not difficult to get good and pure seeds by cultivation method. The market problem is the current political situation. When the Kovis era happened again, there were traffic problems. In ...