Myanmar exports avocado to Malaysia only

12 February 2023
Myanmar exports avocado to Malaysia only

Mizzima 

The Myanmar Avocado Producer and Exporter Association (MAPEA) says that avocados produced in Myanmar were being exported only to Malaysia under an MOU.

In this avocado season, 50 tons of avocados were exported to Malaysia by air freight in two batches and the last batch will be exported in the coming week.

Myanmar avocadoes were reportedly exported to Malaysia as samples and they were exported by air freight between last December and January.

MAPEA Joint Secretary said: “Dubai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Thailand, and Malaysia in Asia are primary countries interested in Myanmar avocado. The main problem is the falling world price in the market. The local price is higher than the world market so we cannot export them.”

MAPEA and Shan Avocado jointly exported avocado to Malaysia at the price of US$3.7 per kilogramme. Shan Avocado is the organization representing avocado farmers in Shan State.

Avocado is mainly grown in northern and southern Shan State and the Mandalay Region including Mogok.