Essential Foodstuffs Sold at Fair Prices in Myaung Mya

Myaung Mya, 25 July

Basic food items have been sold at reduced prices in Myaung Mya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, since 2 June this year. Today, the sales took place at 7:00 a.m. at the corner of Aung San Road and Road-7.

The Myaung Mya District Commodity Price Stabilization Committee has organized five sales teams to offer essential food items—including rice, cooking oil, eggs, and duck eggs—at more affordable prices. This morning, rice was sold at K2,000 per basket, palm oil at K6,800 per viss, chicken eggs at K350 each, and duck eggs at K430 each.

The sales teams, composed of staff from the Myaung Mya District and Township Planning Department, Rural Development Department, Land Records Department, Cooperative Department, and Revenue Department, distributed the goods at rates lower than prevailing market prices. On 25 July, the teams sold 40 bags of rice, 110 viss of palm oil, 1,500 eggs, and 300 duck eggs.— Zeyar (Myaung Mya)

Translated by JT