Myanmar: Potato market suffering from imports

Potato growers in Sin Phyu Island say that the potato market is suffering because some countries are importing potatoes into Burma in various ways. Farmers in Shan State also control the export of potatoes to Rangoon when the potatoes are on our side of Sin Phyu Island, as there is a lot of tonnage when the potatoes are harvested. It means looking at us. Not so with merchants and traders. Potatoes from Sin Phyu Island are also imported and imported. Farmers are suffering because they only import locally sourced potatoes. Magway Region Minbu District Salin Township Kyaw Zin Tun, a potato grower in Sin Phyu Island, said. In Myanmar, potato cultivation is concentrated in Magway Region and Shan State, and although domestic consumption and agricultural production are adequate, traders are still importing potatoes for various reasons. In the past, we have been importing every year. Even today, it is still imported in various ways. Inputs Potatoes come from Bangladesh even when oil ...