Myanmar exports over 1.35 mln tons of beans, pulses in nearly 10 months

STORY: Myanmar exports over 1.35 mln tons of beans, pulses in nearly 10 months DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a beans and pulses depot in Yangon, Myanmar 2. various of the Bayintnaung commodity trading market STORYLINE: Myanmar exported more than 1.35 million tons of beans and pulses in nearly 10 months of the 2022-23 fiscal year beginning in April last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. From April 1 last year to Jan. 20 this year, the country earned over 1.05 billion U.S. dollars from the exports of beans and pulses, the ministry's figures showed. During the period, Myanmar shipped over 1.18 million tons of beans and pulses via sea routes and transported over 170,804 tons of beans and pulses through land borders, the ministry's data said. The Southeast Asian country usually does most of its foreign trade through sea routes as it has a long coastline. It conducts border trade with China, Thailand,