13 Dec
THE new, harvested white cowpea from Madaya enters Mandalay bean market at regular price, according to Mandalay market.
“This year, the new, white cowpea was harvested one week earlier than the same period of last year. Last year, the price of white cowpea started at K125,000 per bag containing three baskets in the initial white cowpea season. This year, the price of white cowpea rose to K150,000 per bag in this white cowpea season,” said U Soe Win Myint, the owner of the Soe Win Myint brokerage from Mandalay.
“This new, white cowpea is annually produced in early December (Nadaw). So, the local people named the new white cowpea as Nadaw bean. However, this Nadaw bean was harvested one weak earlier than usual time of this year.
The local farmers from Kyaukse township are earning good price growing this white cowpea annually and saving the gold from growing this bean. So, the local people also called the bean as Weik Sein bean (Weik Sein is the name of the gold shop). The white cowpea is less consumed in the country and is exported mostly to India, China and European counties,” he added.
The white cowpea is grown in September (Tawthalin in Myanmar calendar) near Ayeyawady and Chindwin Rivers. The bean is grown mostly in Kyaukse, Madaya, Singu, Monywa and Pakokku, Salin and Hsin Phyu Kyun townships. The bean is also grown in Hinthada, Zalun and Kayan Thone Gwa townships.
Min Htet Aung (Man Sub-printing house)
(Translated by Hay Mar)
