Vietnam trade office warns exporters to Myanmar

Potential exporters should beware of Myanmar, the Vietnam Trade Office in Myanmar has warned. In a recent statement, it urged those enticed by Myanmar’s demand for imported goods to be careful of what it characterized as inefficient, unreliable

China eyes Myanmar bananas

China may soon ink a new banana trade deal. Deputy Minister of Commerce U Aung Htoo announced that the two country’s are in talks to sign an agreement for China to import large quantities of Myanmar bananas, adding that fruit to the list of hi

Sugar season delayed as prices fall

Sugar production in Myanmar will begin a full month later than usual due to unfavorable weather and falling prices. An unnamed sugar cane trader told the Myanmar Times that the “unusual weather” has pushed the sugar production season into