Sugar season delayed as prices fall

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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

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China to invest USD 130 million in agriculture

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A Chinese state-owned enterprise will invest in three agricultural centers around Myanmar valuing USD 130 million. The Chinese CITIC Construction Group will partner with the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) and the Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporatio

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Magway cattle prices drop

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Falling demand from Chinese buyers has sent Magway region cattle prices into a slump. Cattle farmers at Magway’s Myothit cattle market have reported a price drop of as much as MMK 300,000 per animal, with fewer buyers than ever, reported Mizzim

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