Myanmar exports over 800,000 tonnes of beans, pulses in H1

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar exported more than 811,812 tonnes of beans and pulses worth over US$637mil in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year, showed the Ministry of Commerce's figures on Monday (Oct 17).

From April 1 to Sept. 30 this year, Myanmar shipped over 668,092 tonnes of beans and pulses via sea routes and transported over 143,720 tonnes of beans and pulses through land borders, the ministry said.

Myanmar's current fiscal year started on April 1.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Myanmar has shipped most of its exported beans and pulses via sea routes, official figures showed.

Myanmar exported over 249,245 tonnes of beans and pulses worth more than $217mil in the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the ministry's data showed.

Beans and pulses are Myanmar's second most cultivated crops after rice, and account for 33 per cent of the country's total agricultural production.

Myanmar exports beans and pulses to countries including China, India and European countries.