YANGON— Myanmar’s coffee market is growing robustly, with the country’s beans attracting increasing interest in international markets as well as locally, industry sources said. U Min Hlaing, secretary of the Myanmar Coffee Association, said demand for Myanmar coffee has surged in the past few years and it is now being exported to more than a […]
Fast-Growing Coffee Sector Looks for Extra Shot of Support From Government
10 Myanmar companies take part in Bangkok trade show
Ten companies from Myanmar took part in an international food and beverage trade exhibition in Thailand, connecting Myanmar with the regional industry players. Thaifex-World of Food Asia 2018, a food and beverage trade show in Bangkok, took place from May 29 to June 2. The exhibition is annual international trade exhibition for food and beverages, […]
Coffee Exports Stimulated by Production and Demand
Myanmar coffee traders have exported 535 tons of coffee beans this fiscal year, twice as much as the same period the year before, according to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce. Last year, the nation exported 860 tons of coffee generating $1.438 million. In the first five months of the 2017-2018 fiscal year, exports have […]
Switzerland to Buy Myanmar Coffee as Industry Explores New Markets for Quality Beans
Myanmar will send 18 tons of medium-grade coffee to Switzerland this month, the latest shipment to one of several far-flung richer countries that are seen as vital to sustaining the nascent industry. It will be the second 18 ton shipment to the country, following a batch that was sent last year, the Myanmar Coffee Association […]
Japanese buyers put off by high prices of Myanmar coffee
AN appreciation in the value of coffee beans this year from Ywangan township, located in the Danu Self Administrative Region of Shan State, has put off Japanese buyers, according to the Mandalay Coffee Association (MCA). A ton of Ywangan coffee beans fetched $3,300 in 2015. But this month, which marks the end of the 2016 […]