TOMATO growers in the Mandalay Region enjoy good prices due to the high consumption  of  Taiwanese  tomatoes,  which  have  seen  their  decline  yields    this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Farmers’  cultivation  has  declined  this  year  due  to  lower  domestic  consumption and falling prices due to the COVID-19  outbreak  last  year.    U  Win  Tun, a tomato grower in Mandalay, said that  although  the  market  yield  is  low,  it is getting 800 to 1,000 kyats per viss this year, depending on market demand, while  it  was  only  300  to  400  kyats  last  year.

“Yields have decreased due to reduced cultivation.  As  a  result,  prices  have risen due to the demand for Taiwanese  tomatoes  in  the  market,”  he  said.

“It costs between K1,500,000  and  K2 million per acre to grow Taiwanese tomatoes. Therefore, it is less profitable for farmers if they do not earn more than K500 per viss. Farmers are planned to grow more  this  year  because  of  good  prices,” he added.

Taiwanese  tomatoes  are  grown  twice  a  year  in  January  and  September. They are a good crop for farmers because of their excellent yields.

Min Htet  Aung

(Mandalay  Sub-printing  House)

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