MRF said that it will sell rice through the door-to-door system when the price of rice is rising exponentially

The Irrawaddy Times August 18th The Burma Rice Federation (MRF) announced today, August 18, that it will be able to produce and sell enough rice for domestic consumption until the end of this year, and two types of rice will be sold at home. In Nay Pyi Taw, including Yangon Region, 24 bags of Shwe Bo Pa San (108 pounds) are sold at 200,000 kyats per household. Irrawaddy Porsan 24 bags will be sold at a rate of 100,000 Kyats through home delivery system. In addition, if you want to donate rice to the flooded areas, MR will sell 100,000 bags of 15% grade rice to charity and social organizations at the rate of 70,000 kyats per bag.F said. However, the current situation faced by the people is not the same, and the price of a bag of rice in the market has jumped from 170,000 kyats to more than 200,000 kyats, according to Yangon residents. According to housewives in Yangon, the price of rice will rise gradually during these months due to the floods. "The price of rice has increased dramatically. Last week, at least 5,000 per house went up. Now it's over 10,000. How can I eat more than 200,000 bags of rice? I'm looking for a suitable type of rice. I can't eat coarse rice," a Yangon-based housewife told Erawatte Times. Currently, there are price differences between shops selling rice/retail and wholesale, and domestic consumption is becoming more and more popular. flying tiger Eras Shwebo, Shwe Bo on San Mhu. There is a variety of Shwe Bo Por San Sweet Top, and it is known that each bag of rice costs from 170,000 Kyats to more than 200,000 Kyats. According to the World Food Program (WFP)'s statement on August 14, war-affected Myanmar About 12.4 million people are currently facing hunger due to economic hardship and high commodity prices. Since the end of last July, floods have destroyed homes and crops and affected local markets, worsening food insecurity problems. Irrawaddy, affected by flood WFP has already started providing emergency assistance to about 10,000 people by delivering 20 metric tons of nutritious biscuits to the villages in Layyang Township. The Rice and Rice Federation (MRF) has appealed to rice traders and sellers not to increase the price of rice, as only 0.31% of the 3.7 million acres of wet rice in Irrawaddy are flooded. Photo – Social Network; The Irrawaddy Times The post MRF says it will sell rice through the door-to-door system when rice prices are skyrocketing appeared first on Ayeyarwaddy Times.