Myanmar aims to export 2 million tons of rice

14 December 2020
Myanmar aims to export 2 million tons of rice
Myanmar labourers load rice bags on their shoulders as they work at a jetty of Yangon river, in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

The Myanmar government aims to achieve the export target of 2 million tons of rice and broken rice in fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 beginning October, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said Saturday.

"Rice export depends on domestic market price and export demand. Myanmar managed to export around 2 million tons of rice in previous fiscal years," said Myo Thu, director of the ministry's trade promotion department.

Myanmar surpassed its rice export target of 2.5 million tons in last FY 2019-2020, showed data from the Myanmar Rice Federation.