YANGON, Mar 23 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar aims to double coffee exports to 10,000 tonnes this year, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said, yesterday.
Official data showed that, the country exported nearly 5,000 tonnes of coffee in 2022.
Coffee is annually harvested in Myanmar between Nov and Feb, and it is exported to foreign markets between Apr and May.
Myanmar exported more than 5,800 tonnes of coffee in the fiscal year 2021-22 (Apr, 2021-Mar, 2022). The country exported coffee to countries including China, Thailand, the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.
There are some 50,000 acres of coffee plantations in Myanmar, about 38,000 acres of which are Arabica and 12,000 acres are Robusta.
The country produces over 9,000 tonnes of coffee yearly, and is exporting its Arabica coffee to the global market, according to the agriculture department.
Most of the coffee plantations in Myanmar are in the Mandalay Region, Shan State and Kayin State.– NNN-MNA
