YANGON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported over 1.4 million metric tons of rice and broken rice in the six-month interim budget period, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF)'s figures on Thursday.
The Southeast Asian country's interim budget period started on Oct. 1 last year and ended on March 31 this year.
The federation's figures said Myanmar exported about 216,375 metric tons of rice and broken rice in October, 285,223 in November, 301,033.9 in December and 269,215.9 in January, 214,335 in February, and 133,972 in March.
Myanmar exported rice to Spain, Bulgaria, Italy, China and the Philippines, and broken rice to China, Belgium, Spain, Bulgaria and Indonesia in March.
Myanmar's low-grade white rice prices range from 340 to 355 U.S. dollars per metric ton, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar quoted the figures of the Myanmar Rice Federation showing.
The country exported some 1.87 million metric tons of rice and broken rice in 2020-2021 fiscal year and 2.5 million metric tons in 2019-2020 fiscal year.
The country was now exporting rice and broken rice via sea routes as its border export has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Ministry of Commerce, rice is the most cultivated crop in Myanmar followed by beans and pulses as second most cultivated crop. ■