Machine-made brick trade thriving despite slight price drop

The price of machine-made brick, which has been widely used for construction these years, has fallen slightly, but the sales have been good, according to the market.
The machine-made brick sale has been better as a result of an increase in the number of sellers, and the decline in price is a result of a growing number of brick manufacturers and an abundance of supply. Demand and supply are in balance.
“The use of machine-made bricks is larger than cement brick. Machine-made brick is stronger. Some manufacture bricks in summer and pile them in monsoon. Previously, we sold about ten truckloads, but now we sell just about five truckloads. Actually, sales are normally active during this period. Normally, we predict the sales are better during monsoon season. In the monsoon season, the price of brick normally gets higher, K20-K30, but raw material production becomes low because bricks can’t be dried when it rains. Now, the supply is larger, and the number of sellers is also larger. But the price declines,” said an official from Ko Aung Zaw Min machine-made brick trading in Taikkyi township.
Typically, machine-made brick prices are high during the monsoon.
“Machine-brick production has about 10,000 in monsoon season, and the current production is about 30,000. For example, brick manufacturers make 100 bricks in monsoon season and 300-400 bricks in summer, so the price gets higher and the sale is better in monsoon season,” he said. — Thit Taw/ZS/ED