Myanmar rice traders anticipate losses despite higher imports allowed from China

More than 5,000 tonnes of rice – around 100,000 sacks – have piled up at the Myanmar-China border over the past month, when the Chinese authorities temporarily suspended imports without certificates from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ), said U Min Thein, vice chair of Muse 105-mile Rice Wholesale Center.