MRF meets Chinese representatives to strengthen cooperation in rice trade

Myanmar Rice Federation discussed matters to ramp up rice production and strengthen cooperation in the rice trade with the Chinese counterparts at the Mingala Hall of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry on 20 June 2023.
At the meeting, the chair of MRF, officials concerned and rice exporting companies negotiated cooperation in agriculture sectors between the two countries, rice export promotion, bilateral trade affairs to benefit both countries, investments in the agriculture production sector and trading of agricultural machinery and fertilizer.
Chinese representatives including officials of the Huaihua provincial government also delivered the plans to work together in the production of hybrid rice seeds in Myanmar, the dissemination of growing methods, the production of quality rice, providing training to produce agronomists and exports of rice, broken rice and other agricultural products.
The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol (SPS Protocol) workshop was held on 14 June at the Mingala Hall of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The SPS protocol is a must for legitimate rice export to foreign countries including China. Over 300 stakeholders in the rice industry including officials of the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), rice millers and exporters were present at the workshop.
The MRF aims to achieve a rice export target of 2.5 million tonnes in the current financial year 2023-2024, generating an income of US$1 billion.
Myanmar exported 2,261,203 tonnes of rice and broken rice to foreign trade partners in the 2022-2023 FY (April-March), bagging $853.472 million. China topped the list with over 775,000 tonnes. — NN/EM