Yangon: Myanmar exported 718,281 tons of rice and broken rice in the first five months of the 2024-25 fiscal year starting April, according to figures from the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) on Saturday.

The Southeast Asian country earned 353 million U.S. dollars from the exports, the MRF reported.

Of the total, 207,369 tons of rice and broken rice were exported in August, generating 97 million dollars in revenue, the federation said.

During the five-month period, Myanmar exported rice and broken rice via both sea and land routes to more than 30 countries, including Indonesia, China, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and Belgium, it said.

In the 2023-24 fiscal year, Myanmar exported over 1.6 million tons of rice and broken rice, earning more than 845 million dollars, according to the federation.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency