MYANMAR-YANGON-ECONOMY-COFFEE PROCESSING

MYANMAR-YANGON-ECONOMY-COFFEE PROCESSING

(230719) -- YANGON, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers pack coffee with paper bags at a coffee factory in Yangon, Myanmar, July 18, 2023. Myanmar annually produces over 9,000 tons of coffee, including over 7,000 tons of Arabica coffee and over 2,000 tons of Robusta coffee, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association. Myanmar exported coffee beans to over 10 foreign countries, including Britain, the United States, Japan, China, Thailand, and Australia. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-ECONOMY-COFFEE PROCESSING

MYANMAR-YANGON-ECONOMY-COFFEE PROCESSING

(230719) -- YANGON, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker tastes coffee at a coffee factory in Yangon, Myanmar, July 18, 2023. Myanmar annually produces over 9,000 tons of coffee, including over 7,000 tons of Arabica coffee and over 2,000 tons of Robusta coffee, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association. Myanmar exported coffee beans to over 10 foreign countries, including Britain, the United States, Japan, China, Thailand, and Australia. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-ECONOMY-COFFEE PROCESSING

MYANMAR-YANGON-ECONOMY-COFFEE PROCESSING

(230719) -- YANGON, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers pack coffee at a coffee factory in Yangon, Myanmar, July 18, 2023. Myanmar annually produces over 9,000 tons of coffee, including over 7,000 tons of Arabica coffee and over 2,000 tons of Robusta coffee, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association. Myanmar exported coffee beans to over 10 foreign countries, including Britain, the United States, Japan, China, Thailand, and Australia. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

Myanmar annually produces over 9,000 tons of coffee

STORY: Myanmar annually produces over 9,000 tons of coffee DATELINE: July 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coffee plantations in Shan state 2. various of the coffee shops in Yangon 3. various of the locally sourced coffee packets in supermarkets STORYLINE: Myanmar annually produces over 9,000 tons of coffee, including over 7,000 tons of Arabica coffee and over 2,000 tons of Robusta coffee, U Myo Aye, the chairman of the Myanmar Coffee Association, said on Friday. Out of the over 9,000 tons of coffee, about 1,500-1,700 tons were exported to foreign countries, he told Xinhua. "We are always striving to expand our coffee market, and we connect with international coffee organizations and importers and organize exhibitions by inviting traders. In our country, we conduct coffee festivals and coffee forums," U Myo Aye explained about the activities of the Myanmar Coffee Association to expand the coffee market. Myanmar has cultivated coffee since