Myanmar to export 1.89m tonnes of pulses

Myanmar to export 1.89m  tonnes of pulses

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Yangon, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua/NAN) Myanmar has said on Tuesday that it has a target to export 1.89 million tonnes of pulses in the current 2024 to 2025 fiscal year starting in April.

Pulses, also known as grain legumes, are a group of 12 crops that includes dry beans, dry peas, chickpeas, and lentils. They are high in protein, fibre, and various vitamins, provide amino acids, and are hearty crops.

The official daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Tuesday.

The country’s Ministry of Commerce was working with the Myanmar Pulses, Beans, Maize and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association to meet export targets, the report said.

In addition Myanmar, domestic consumption accounted for 20 per cent of the country’s pulses production, while 80 per cent is exported, he said.

From the start of the current fiscal year until May 31, Myanmar earned 412 million U.S. dollars from exporting over 470,000 tonnes of pulses, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Moreover In the previous fiscal year 2023 to 2024, Myanmar earned 1.48 billion dollars from exporting 1.7 million tonnes of pulses, according to the Ministry of Commerce. (Xinhua/NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Cecilia Odey/Ekemini Ladejobi