It is hardly surprising that in the absence of technological progress, this weak price trend of
edible oil worked against the domestic production of oil seed crops. The sluggish expansion of the
sown acreage of sesame and groundnut cultivation, as shown in Table 3, is a clear manifestation of
this reality. Self-sufficiency in edible oil supplies is one of the three major goals of the agricultural
policy of Myanmar, but although such is the intention of the government, there is as yet no sign of a
clear trend towards an increase in production.
Given that the country suffers from serious balance of payment deficits, how best to curb the
volume of palm oil imports has come to be a big issue for the government. Figure 11 shows that the
import value of edible oil is almost equal to the export value of pulses. The gap between the two
after 1995 clearly indicates the pain that Myanmar government has been suffering as the foreign
exchange constraint has tightened This point is also evident in Figure 12 which compares the
domestic and international prices of palm oil. The price gap widened after the mid-1990 s, showing
the probability of constraints operating so far as imports are concerned.
Edible oil is quite essential for the people of Myanmar, and any rapid increase in its price could
cause the government considerable anxiety, though to a lesser degree than in the case of a rise in the
price of rice. The government could attempt to keep the domestic price low by increasing imports.
Sometimes surges in the domestic price occur and cause the government considerable disquiet. The
high fluctuations in palm oil import volumes in recent years may represent a kind of “swing” in the
government’s attempts to deal with the problem.
Rice gives rise to a similar problem in that the stabilization of prices at a low level is regarded
as a most important priority. However, rice is the crop in which Myanmar has comparative
advantage, and price stabilization can be achieved by various internal ‘regulative’ policies. Such is
not the case for oil seed crops in which Myanmar has no comparative advantage. If imports are
barred, there is no possibility of compensating by raising efficiency in domestic production
It is hardly surprising that in the absence of technological progress, this weak price trend ofedible oil worked against the domestic production of oil seed crops. The sluggish expansion of thesown acreage of sesame and groundnut cultivation, as shown in Table 3, is a clear manifestation ofthis reality. Self-sufficiency in edible oil supplies is one of the three major goals of the agriculturalpolicy of Myanmar, but although such is the intention of the government, there is as yet no sign of aclear trend towards an increase in production.Given that the country suffers from serious balance of payment deficits, how best to curb thevolume of palm oil imports has come to be a big issue for the government. Figure 11 shows that theimport value of edible oil is almost equal to the export value of pulses. The gap between the twoafter 1995 clearly indicates the pain that Myanmar government has been suffering as the foreignexchange constraint has tightened This point is also evident in Figure 12 which compares thedomestic and international prices of palm oil. The price gap widened after the mid-1990 s, showingthe probability of constraints operating so far as imports are concerned.Edible oil is quite essential for the people of Myanmar, and any rapid increase in its price couldcause the government considerable anxiety, though to a lesser degree than in the case of a rise in theprice of rice. The government could attempt to keep the domestic price low by increasing imports.บางกระชากราคาภายในประเทศเกิดขึ้น และทำให้ disquiet มากของรัฐบาล ที่ผันผวนสูงในปริมาณนำเข้าน้ำมันปาล์มในปีที่ผ่านมาอาจเป็นตัวแทนของ "สวิง" ในการความพยายามของรัฐบาลในการจัดการกับปัญหาข้าวก่อให้เกิดปัญหาคล้ายกันที่ว่าเสถียรภาพของราคาในระดับต่ำเป็นสำคัญที่สำคัญที่สุด อย่างไรก็ตาม ข้าวเป็นพืชที่พม่ามีการเปรียบเทียบประโยชน์ และเสถียรภาพราคาสามารถทำได้ โดยนโยบาย 'regulative' ภายในต่าง ๆ เช่นเป็นไม่ใช่สำหรับน้ำมันจากเมล็ดพืชซึ่งพม่ามีประโยชน์เปรียบเทียบไม่ ถ้านำเข้ากีดขวาง มีไม่สามารถชดเชยโดยการเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการผลิตภายในประเทศ
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