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Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

Myanmar is now the world's main source of illicit opium after poppy cultivation rose 17% to a ten-year high amid conflict and higher opium prices.
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2 hours ago
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Surge in Myanmar opium poppy farming as conflict pushes farmers into illicit trade

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar rose 17% to 53,100 hectares, reaching a decade high amid conflict, economic hardship, rising opium prices, and geographic spread.
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3 weeks ago

Afghanistan's opium crop falls 20 percent as synthetic drugs surge

Afghanistan's once-booming opium industry has shrunk dramatically with cultivation falling by 20 percent in 2025, according to a United Nations report warning of a sharp rise in synthetic drug production. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Thursday that the area devoted to the cultivation of opium poppies dropped from 12,800 to 10,200 hectares (31,630 to 25,200 acres) this year, barely a fraction of the 232,000 hectares (573,000 acres) cultivated before the Taliban's narcotics ban took effect in 2022.
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