Singaing Township is a major mango and plum grower in Myanmar. With various types of soil, the region has a favourable weather for mango and plum trees. Now, Taiwan plum trees in the township are bearing a large number of fruits. I visited K.O.W advanced farm near Monbin village in the township.

The owner of the farm U Ko Ko Oo said, “We pick plum fruits as snow stops to swirl in the morning till lunch break. After that, the man who categorizes the palm fruits packaged each group of the fruits. The packages are then carried by Trawlergies to Win Thitsar bus stop and Koemyaychantha (Family) bus stop in Singaing Township and loaded onto 10-wheeled and 12- wheeled trucks. The packages are transported to Thirimingala Market in Yangon. A package of Taiwan plums goes for K 5000 to K 8000-1000 and that of special fruits fetches K 14000. In Yangon market, the special fruits package is sold at the price of K 17000 or K 18000.” “The plum fruits now we are transporting come from Monbin and Mogaung villages. Palm trees in Kunye and Shankan villages still have to bear fruits. The former villages will have to pick the fruits till the end of February. By the time Monbin and Mogaung left no fruits, fruits from Kunye, Shankan and other villages will be transported,” U Win Zaw, in-charge at Koemyaychantha Family bus stop, said.

Now, Taiwan plums from Singaing are flowing into Yangon and other markets in great a bundance.