Myanmar Coffee export: 450-500 tons of coffee this coffee season to be exported

Myanmar will export about 450 or 500 tonnes of coffee in this coffee season, according to PyinOoLwin Township coffee research and technology dissemination centre.

Currently, the coffees are being yielded and the high-quality coffees are available mostly within the period between December and March. About 450-500 tonnes of coffee, yielded this year, will be exported to external countries like America, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Korea, France, Germany, Thailand and China,” according to the Deputy Director of PyinOoLwin Township coffee research and technology dissemination centre.

“Currently, the coffees are demanded competitively due to the high quality. There are many varieties of the coffee species. The coffee price is ranging between 4 million to 5 million Kyats per metric ton. The price of coffee in the international market is above 5 million Kyats. Last year, Myanmar exported about 450- 500 tonnes of coffee to the external market. This year’s coffee has not been shipped yet.

Myanmar annually exports coffee to the external market. At the end of this year’s coffee season, the buyers will come and test the quality of the coffee. The coffee plantations in China and Brazil were also destroyed by storms. Consequently, Myanmar coffee price is expected to be upright for almost three years.