YANGON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Myanmar exported greater than 199,924 tons of black grams over the primary 4 months of the 2023-24 fiscal 12 months, based on the nation’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday.
From April 1 to Aug. 4 this 12 months, the nation earned over 169.45 million U.S. {dollars} from the exports of black grams, the ministry’s figures confirmed. Myanmar’s complete exports of beans and pulses, together with black grams, reached over 580,609 tons in the course of the interval, the figures confirmed.
In Myanmar, black grams are grown in the course of the winter season and harvested between March and April.
Myanmar yearly produces greater than 500,000 tons of black grams, and about 85 % of the overall manufacturing is exported to international locations together with India, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and the Philippines.
The Southeast Asian nation exported greater than 1.91 million tons of beans and pulses, together with over 649,940 tons of black grams, within the 2022-23 fiscal 12 months, the ministry’s figures confirmed.
Beans and pulses are Myanmar’s second-most cultivated crops after rice, accounting for about 33 % of the nation’s complete agricultural manufacturing.