Some 500 tonnes of high-quality PyinOoLwin coffee exported to eight customer countries yearly

Nearly 400 tonnes to 500 tonnes of high-quality Arabica coffee produced in PyinOoLwin, Mandalay Region, are exported to eight countries every year, according to Deputy Director Daw Mie Mie Myint, in-charge of the coffee research and technology propagation farm under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in PyinOoLwin Township.
“China, Thailand, Australia, the US, the UK, the Republic of Korea, China, and Germany are among the nations that import Arabica coffee from PyinOoLwin. The coffee has been exported every year since 2020 to 2023, without fail. Export companies are buying coffee bean from the farm and export it all the time. PyinOoLwin coffee is exported to China and Thailand directly, and shipped to the rest of other countries via Thailand,” said Daw Mie Mie Myint.
Coffee exporters buy Arabica coffee bean produced in PyinOoLwin in order to store for a long time to be able to continuously export it to the international market.
Myanmar’s current coffee production outweighs domestic consumption, so it is being exported to the international market. About 50,000 acres of land is placed under coffee plants in the entire country, and the sown acreage of Arabica coffee is nearly 40,000 acres. — ASH/TH