Myanmar’s onion exporting to Bangladesh from Maungdaw border trade declined and exported more than 1,000 tons in November 2019

Myanmar is exporting more onion to Bangladesh from Maungdaw border trade though onion prices in Bangladesh are declined and more than 1,000 tons of onions were exported in November, according to office of director of the Maungdaw border trade.

Myanmar exported over US$1.1 million worth of 1,074 tons of onions to Bangladesh during November and it is one of the products which exported most.

Although Myanmar exported up to 1,175 tons of onions worth over US$690,000 to Bangladesh in October, the export amount in November is reduced to about 100 tons in compared with the export amount in October as market price of onion from Myanmar in Bangladesh is declined.

“We are exporting more onions to Bangladesh during December and one or three truckloads of onions went to Bangladesh daily. Previously, the export amount is up to ten truckloads of onion,” said Thar Tun Sein, supervisor of Maungdaw border trade center.

Myanmar is exporting onions continuously to Bangladesh via Sittwe and Maungdaw ports using ships and powered schooners.

At the present, trucks loaded with onions are arrived in Sittwe and Maungdaw and new onions are entered border trade markets now. Onions from China also reached into the markets.

(Eleven Media Group: https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/maungdaw-border-trade-exports-over-1000-tons-of-onion-in-nov )

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