Myanmar’s economic meltdown likely to push Opium output up, says UN(Voice of America)

Voice of America published an article on how the impacts of COVID-19 and the military coup in Myanmar have created an economic meltdown. Over the past few months, prices for many other domestically grown and consumed crops have fallen faster. Wholesale prices for potatoes, onions, beans, and other staples were down 22 to 48 percent in April compared with a year earlier, likely due to lower demand from cash-strapped shoppers, according to IFPRI. Also published in Global Security.