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Clay pots made in Arakan State fetch good prices
Prior to the latest fighting in Arakan State, clay pots only fetched around K15,000 per pot, but prices have soared to about K35,000 per pot, local potters said.
18 Oct 2024
DMG Newsroom
18 October 2024, Sittwe
Clay cooking pots and water pots produced in Arakan State are fetching good prices and selling well, according to local potters.
Prior to the latest fighting in Arakan State, clay pots only fetched around K15,000 per pot, but prices have soared to about K35,000 per pot, local potters said.
"We didn't get good prices for the clay pots or sell well before the latest hostilities in Arakan State. Now we get good prices for the clay pots due to high demand," said U Khin Maung, a local potter in Kyauktaw Township.
In the past, only about 40 clay pots were sold in a month, but this year, sales have increased to more than 100 in a month.
One theory for the changing market posits that the increase in sales is due to the stoppage of aluminum pots shipped from mainland Myanmar as a result of junta blockades.
Another theory: "Recently, local people in Arakan State have started making rice liquor quite a lot, which is one of the reasons why clay pots sell well," said a local merchant in Ponnagyun Township.
The Arakkha Army (AA) issued an order on September 19 prohibiting the import of beer and other alcoholic beverages into Arakan State from domestic and international sources.
The clay pottery business in Arakan State is mainly based in Kyauktaw, Pauktaw, Myebon and Minbya townships.
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