MYANMAR Rice Federation (MRF) released Statement 95/2025 dated 2 October regarding the market outlook of premium rice and broken rice and export situations in the current financial year 2025-2026 beginning 1 April.
Under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce, MRF has been exerting efforts to boost rice exports. Myanmar’s rice export has reached 1.206 million tonnes as of 30 September 2025, meeting a target of 1.2 million tonnes for the H1 and generating an income of US$408 million. MRF aims to export 1.8 million tonnes of rice in the second half of March with monthly exports of 300,000 tonnes. MRF and export companies are endeavouring to meet the export target of three million tonnes this FY. Rice export was estimated at 2.48 million tonnes last FY 2024-2025.
Early maturing rice started flowing into the domestic market. The federation is cooperating with affiliated associations, millers, commodity depots and companies to ensure a fair market price for farmers. MRF has been emphasizing market promotion schemes. Traders offer K1.1 million to K1.2 million per 100-baskets of new Aemahta paddy, K1.4 to K1.5 million for good-quality Aemahta, K2.2 to K2.3 million per 100-baskets of 90-day short matured rice, Manawthukha, Ayeyamin, Ayeyapadetha, K1.3 million per 100 baskets of Sinthukha paddy, depending on moisture content, quality and varieties.
MRF also suggests that farmers decide on rice crop as per the demand of domestic and international markets amid prices going downward from early 2025, sell directly to rice mills rather than brokers through collective efforts of the farmers group to earn high prices and work together with rice exporting companies to implement contract farming systems or rice price guarantee schemes.
MRF will facilitate and coordinate matters for farmers who want to cooperate with the aforementioned exporter companies. Farmers can contact MRF’s regional committee or affiliated associations, or MRF’s contact numbers 01 218266/68 and 01 2301128/29, and Viber 09 400067240 for any difficulty in selling recently harvested Aemahta and Ngasein paddy or for underpricing, MRF urged. — NN/KK
