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YANGON: Myanmar exported 718,281 tons of rice and broken rice in the first five months of the 2024-25 fiscal year starting April, according to figures from the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) on Saturday (Sept 7).
The Southeast Asian country earned US$353 million from the exports, the MRF reported.
Of the total, 207,369 tons of rice and broken rice were exported in August, generating US$97 million in revenue, the federation said.
During the five-month period, Myanmar exported rice and broken rice via both sea and land routes to more than 30 countries, including Indonesia, China, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and Belgium, it said.
In the 2023-24 fiscal year, Myanmar exported over 1.6 million tons of rice and broken rice, earning more than US$845 million, according to the federation. - Xinhua
