THE Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) said that in addition to regular rice and broken rice export, it is planning to export rice transformed into value-added products.
“Rather than conventional rice export, we are planning to value-added products such as rice powder and rice noodle,” said MRF President U Ye Min Aung.
Furthermore, the MRF is promoting the production, export and domestic consumption of bran oil as well as sales of de-oiled rice bran in the domestic market. The MRF held a meeting with the Global Issue Forum in South Korea after informing entrepreneurs through the connection by the Economic Counsellor on 8 July, and discussed the possibility of cooperating in the production of dry and wet rice noodles using Korean technology.
According to a statement by the MRF, Myanmar exported 614,705 tonnes of rice and broken rice in the first quarter of the financial year 2025-2026, earning US$214 million. — Htun Htun/ZN
