Burma: Burmese Corn Exports Increased in 2021 Despite COVID-19 and Coup

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   BM2021-0026

Burma’s corn production is estimated at 2.57 million metric tons in both MY 2020/21 and MY 2021/22 due to high price incentives. Domestic prices have increased due to active export demand from Thailand and China. Burma’s domestic consumption, however, decreased due to the severe outbreak of COVID-19 and the military coup.

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