Yangon [Myanmar], August 25: Myanmar exported more than 558,700 tons of beans and pulses worth over 426 million U.S. dollars in the first four months of the 2022-23 fiscal year, showed the Ministry of Commerce's figures on Wednesday.
From April 1 to July 29 this year, Myanmar shipped over 419,120 tons of beans and pulses via sea routes and transported over 139,579 tons of beans and pulses through land borders, the ministry's data said.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Myanmar has shipped most of its exported beans and pulses via sea routes, official figures showed.
Myanmar's current fiscal year started on April 1 this year after the country changed its fiscal year cycle from the original October-September to April-March starting this year.
Export of pulses, beans and sesame seeds from Myanmar is the second highest among the global counterparts and the highest among the Southeast Asian countries, said the Myanmar Pulses, Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association.
Myanmar exported over 249,245 tons of beans and pulses worth more than 217 million dollars in the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the ministry's data showed.
Beans and pulses are Myanmar's second most cultivated crops after rice and account for 33 percent of the country's total agricultural production.
Myanmar exports beans and pulses to countries including China, India and European countries.
Source: Xinhua