Myanmar exported over 2.25 million tons of rice and broken rice as of July 17 this fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020, according to a release from the Myanmar Rice Federation Xinhua reported.

According to the figures released by the federation, the country exported over 1.4 million tons of rice and 839,956 tons of broken rice, earning over 678.29 million U.S. dollars.

This fiscal year's rice and broken rice export surpassed the last fiscal year's figures by 355,874 tons when Myanmar exported over 1.8 million tons of rice and broken rice in the corresponding period of last fiscal year.