Thandaunggyi Tsp sees successful yield of turmeric, good market prospect

Turmeric growers in Thandaunggyi Township, Kayin State are delighted with high yield and good price.
Local residents in Thandaunggyi Township are mainly relying on perennial plants such as rubber, coffee, durian, cardamom and betel for a living. This year, some of them turned to turmeric.
“Turmeric plantation began last year. We cannot solely rely on perennial plants amid uncertain market conditions. The prices of dried turmeric significantly rose from K4,000 to K6,000 per viss (a viss equals 1.6 kilogrammes). It allows the local community to generate income,” Saw Thar War, a grower from Thandaunggyi Township said.
Turmeric is sundried after harvesting and boiling. Later, they are sent to the Taunggoo market.
Next, Myanmar delivered Tumeric to Bangladesh, China, India and Thailand.
Additionally, Myanmar has shipped them to Singapore and the UAE markets. The turmeric fetches about $1,000-1,200 per tonne in the previous years.
Myanmar exported over US$11.147 million the worth of 18,614 metric tons of turmeric to its neighbouring countries in the financial year 2019-2020 and $7.7 million valued 13,553.49 MT of turmeric in the FY2020-2021, according to statistics released by Myanmar Customs Department.
There are over 12,000 acres of turmeric plantations across the country, with an estimated production of 100,000 tonnes per year.
Of the kitchen crops, turmeric and ginger have penetrated the foreign market. The exports of kitchen crops such as turmeric, ginger, tamarind, onion and garlic have been growing.
Myanmar sent the kitchen crops to India, Singapore, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Viet Nam and other neighbouring markets through border posts as well as maritime trade. — Naw Naw Mu, KK/GNLM