YANGON, Jul 9 (NNN-MNA) — Myanmar exported 156,917 tonnes of green beans in the first quarter of the current 2023-24 fiscal year, showed data released by the Ministry of Commerce, yesterday.
In the cited quarter, from Apr 1 to Jun 30 this year, the export of green beans earned 103.4 million U.S. dollars, via sea routes and border trade, the ministry data showed.
Exports of green bean through sea route totaled 86.249 million U.S. dollar, while those through border trade amounted to 17.151 million U.S. dollars.
Green beans and black beans are the most commonly cultivated beans and pulses in Myanmar, accounting for around 60 to 70 percent of the total output of beans and pulses in the country.
Over 424,187 tonnes of beans and pulses worth over 333 million U.S. dollars were exported in the first three months of the current fiscal year, showed the ministry’s data.
Beans and pulses are Myanmar’s second-most cultivated crops after rice, accounting for 33 percent of Myanmar’s total agricultural production.– NNN-MNA
