The prices of pulses in Magway Region, Myanmar are dropping as the rainy season approaches, falling from over 1,000 kyats per pound to 600-700 kyats per pound. This is despite the market for pulses being stable throughout the year. Commercial farmer Thein Htike Oo explains that pulses can be harvested up to three months after planting, allowing for multiple harvests throughout the year and a regular income. The initial cost of cultivating a quarter of an acre of soybeans is between 150,000 and 200,000 kyats.