Myanmar will expand its local highland coffee exports through Singapore in a bid to reach new markets, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association. “During the COVID-19 outbreak, local demand for coffee declined and some traders are trying to expand the market by selling overseas. We are connecting with new markets in the region through Singapore,” […]
Myanmar coffee market to expand through Singapore
November 3, 2020 by Thiha
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Construction contraction due to virus outbreak
April 9, 2020 by Thiha
\ Industry insiders say that the country’s construction sector has slowed by around 30 percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There are construction projects that have been suspended due to a shortage of imported building materials and some have been stopped temporarily due to cash flow problems. About 70pc of projects are still running as […]
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Coffee industry, at the threshold of a new era
May 23, 2019 by Thiha
“Arabica coffee, produced in PyinOoLwin region of Mandalay Region and Ywangan region of Shan State has reached the Speciality Coffee level. As coffee of the country is fetching reasonable prices in the global market, foreign exchange from coffee export will rise alongside the development of the country’s coffee sector. Additionally, coffee farmers as well as […]
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Myanmar’s first coffee growers receive GAP certificates
May 11, 2018 by Thiha
Goood Agricultural Practice (GAP) certificates will be issued to coffee farms in Myanmar, according to Daw May Thet Hlaing, an officer from the Coffee Research, Information, Extension and Training Centre at Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region. It is the first time GAP certificates have been issued to a coffee business in Myanmar and represents a […]
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Myanmar coffee gains market share amid rising demand from first world
August 23, 2017 by thiha
Myanmar coffee is gaining market share globally and opportunities for local coffee producers to gain international exposure have been on the rise over the past two years. “Although local coffee producers have had to work without good foreign market connections and experience in the past, they were still able to sell coffee to many countries […]
Excitement Brewing for Coffee Producer
April 12, 2017 by thiha
Some people may joke that their life is nothing without coffee. But for Daw Shwe Wah Soe – this is not that far from the truth. Daw Shwe Wah Soe graduated from university with an agricultural major in 1985. At the time, she knew very little about how coffee went from bean to beverage. “I […]
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Myanmar coffee producers lag behind neighbouring countries
February 16, 2017 by Thiha
YANGON – Despite the fact that Myanmar has many fertile upland areas, the country is not known as a major coffee producer unlike neighbours Laos and nearby Vietnam. In recent years, local entrepreneurs have been exploring new ways to grow and market coffee domestically and abroad, with Ngwe Tun, the founder of Genuis Shan Highlands […]
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80 tonnes of Myanmar coffee to ship to America and China (Taipei) this year
February 7, 2017 by Thiha
About 80 tonnes of Myanmar’s coffee is planned to be exported to the US and China (Taipei) this year, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association. In 2016, about 40 tonnes of Arabica produced from Ywangan were exported to these markets. The export volume is is being boosted this year, said U Win Aung Kyaw, the […]
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Arabica coffee export to America to quintuple in 2016
November 9, 2016 by Thiha
The export of Arabica coffee to America will increase by five times in 2016, it is learnt from Winrock International. Arabica coffee is produced in Ywangan Township, Shan State. Winrock, a U.S. based non-profit organization that aids development around the world, helped Myanmar’s quality Arabica coffee to penetrate international market. Forty tonnes of quality […]
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Myanmar coffee set for sale in America
May 18, 2016 by Thiha
MYANMAR Special Arabica coffee cultivated in townships of Shan State and Pyin-Oo-Lwin in Mandalay Region will be first exported to America, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association (MCA). In April, a container load of coffee was exported to Switzerland, allowing the exporters to earn US$ 3,800-4,000 per tonne. Winrock International helped Myanmar coffee to meet […]
