THE value of
agriculture export during this financial year increased by US$266 million
compared with the same period last FY, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Last fiscal year, the
export value from April through mid-February reached $2.170 billion, but this
year’s export value increased to $2.437 billion, the vast majority of total
agriculture exports being from the private sector.
The total export value
over the past 10 and half months hit $9.862 billion; an increase of more than
$310 million matched against last year.
Myanmar predominately
exports animal products, minerals, aquaculture, forest and agriculture
products, while she imports capital goods, construction materials, personal
goods, agricultural machineries and raw materials and electronic devices.
According to the
official figures, animal products, which are worth $8.398 million, marine
products worth over $480 million, mineral products worth over $820 million,
industrial goods worth $4.569 billion, forest products worth $207 million and
others worth $1.331 billion were sold to partner foreign buyers between April
and mid-February of this FY.
The value of export of
agriculture, fishery, forest and animals products increased while mineral and
finished industrial products decreased this FY.
The government put
forth sustained efforts to raise export in each of the sector.
Ref; The Global New
Light of Myanmar
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