Prices of Moehtaung chilli pepper, Shan potatoes yet to update in Yangon’s daily commodity price list

Daw Mya Win, who runs a delivery service, told the Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM) that it has been several days since the daily commodity price statement of the Yangon Commodity Depot mentioned the prices of Moehtaung chilli pepper and Shan potatoes.
Only the prices of the long chilli pepper and bell peppers from delta regions are shown on the list, and the Moehtaung chilli pepper price has not been mentioned up to 10 to 15 July, she continued.
Similarly, the price of Shan potatoes was known only up to 10 July and, in the remaining days of this week, only the price of Chinese potatoes was mentioned
The market situation is not fully known to those who monitor the daily price list of the commodity depot, except for those who are trading in the market, as the prices of those two types of goods are not mentioned.
Although the price of chilli peppers soared in 2023, the price in the Yangon market was unfavourable for traders. Thus, they only transported them to the Mandalay market, where a viss of chilli pepper was traded at K14,500 till mid-July, said Ko Hla Han, an owner of a chilli pepper depot from Bayintnaung Seinpan Street. A viss of Moehtaung chilli pepper in cold storage is valued at K15,000 in the Yangon market, he continued.
Therefore, people related to the commodity market, including market observers, are asking for help from those who are trading in the market to fully understand the market situation, instead of the price lists of the commodity depot, Ma Lwin, a dry goods dealer in a township, told the GNLM. — TWA/CT