Paungde Township Plants 42,078 Acres of Winter Mung Beans in 2024-2025 Fiscal Year

Paungde, 6 March

The Township Land Records Department has reported that 42,078 acres of winter mung beans were planted in Paungde Township, located in Nattalin District, Bago Region, during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Farmers in the area have been harvesting and threshing the beans since the last week of February.

In this region, farmers typically begin planting mung beans in October, following the monsoon paddy harvest. The most commonly used variety is TBL-9. Farmers employ a seeding method suited to their land, planting approximately 6 to 7 bushels per acre. The input cost for this amounts to about Ks 700,000 per acre.

Currently, mung beans are being threshed, and the expected yield is an average of 14 to 18 bushels per acre. It is known that the average yield for model plantations is around 30 bushels per acre. Farmers in need of immediate funds have already started selling their beans to local markets, where the beans are being purchased at a market price of Ks 95,000 per bushel.– Shwe Thar (IPRD)

Translated by JT