In Longchang Province, China, the whole province has been locked down due to the COVID virus, and the Lweje and Shweli border gates have been closed indefinitely, according to border traders. According to a border trader in Bhamo District, the lockdown in Longchaung District was due to the high number of people infected with the omega virus, which has been on the rise since March 10. The first block is bananas. Since March 18.
On the evening of March 21, rice, Corn Cane closed again. More than 400 cars were blocked all the way. The only victims are the banana farmers. Banana trucks are dumping bananas in warehouses and returning the bananas, drivers said. The Loije-Larin border gate was closed on July 11, 2021 for more than six months and reopened on January 17, 2022. Currently, the Kandawgyi border gate was opened in mid-December.
Due to inspections and inspections of goods, only ten vehicles can be traded per day. Most Chinese banana growers have been unable to repay their loans to the Chinese government after losing money for two years in a row, and will have to suspend operations if the capital is not repaid during the current banana season, said a member of the Crop Entrepreneurs Association. On the way, the Burmese-Chinese border gate could not be opened in time and many banana carts were abandoned.
More than 3,000 to 5,000 tissue bananas were traded over the past three years at the Lweje border gate. At present, there are a lot of entrepreneurs in Kachin State who are involved in the banana plantation cultivation from China. Workers The credit system is high among sellers; Lack of specific workplace conditions; Village elders near the tissue banana plantation said that many problems were being solved on a daily basis due to improper operation.
The Kanbai border trade point is 85 miles from Myitkyina, adjacent to Hteinchong Township, Pauksan County, Yunnan Province, China, 51 miles from Hteinchong. The Loije border gate is located 56 miles from Bhamo and is a border trade point adjacent to Laing Yin Village, Jiangphone Township, Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China. The main official gateways between China and Kachin State are the Kanpai Gate and the Lweje Gate. Mainly used for Pangwa entrances. In addition, Laiza; Man Win Gyi entrances are also being used.
Source: Daily Eleven