YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar exported 1,217.18 tonnes of honey in the first nine months of fiscal year 2022-23 starting in April, earning over US$1.8 million, the state media reported on Friday (Jan 13).
From April to December last year, the country shipped 1,203.84 tonnes of the exported honey via sea routes, while it exported 13.34 tonnes via land borders, the report said.
During the period, the South-East Asian country exported honey to countries including Japan, the United States and Singapore, it said.
Most of the country's honey bee farms are in Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway regions and Shan state, and the produced honey included jujube honey, niger honey, sunflower honey and flower honey, it said.
Myanmar produces about 7,000 tonnes of honey annually, and about 2,600 tonnes of them are exported to foreign countries, it added.
Myanmar's exported products including honey during the nine months were valued at over $12.44 billion.
The country exports agricultural, animal, marine, minerals and forest products, as well as manufactured goods.
