High costs make it difficult for Myanmar’s watermelons to be exported to China

｜Myanmar watermelon carts lining up to go to the Chinese market Recently, many Myanmar watermelon traders have suspended exports of watermelons to China due to high costs, and instead exported them to the Yangon market in Myanmar. According to Myanmar watermelon traders, the price of Myanmar watermelons exported to China is 1,500 yuan/ton. This price is very good, but freight charges, parking fees and taxes are too high, causing both growers and traders to lose money. One truck of 16 tons of watermelons , assuming that it can only sell 13 tons, which is 19,500 yuan (about 8.677 million kyats). The cost of this car of watermelons plus taxes and parking fees from the two countries is about 9 million kyats, and in the end, it suffered a lot of losses. Many traders have suspended the export of watermelons to China. Watermelons grown in Mandalay, Sagaing and Naypyitaw regions are flooding into the Yangon market. The number of watermelons entering Yangon has reached a record high. Now ...