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Post forecasts Burmese rice exports higher in October. Despite low demand from African countries, there is high demand from Bangladesh and China. Domestic prices for both Emata and Shwe Bo Pawsan declined in October as supplies from the new rice crop enter the market and the Myanmar kyat appreciated against the U.S. dollar.

In January 2021, Burma’s rice exports are forecast to decrease overall due to high domestic prices and since the Chinese government has not yet issued 2021 import permits for head rice.