Mapco Exports 6,000 Tons of Black Gram to India and Pakistan

27-Oct-2025 12:47 PM

Rangoon. Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation Ltd. (Mapco) shipped approximately 6,000 tons of black gram to India and Pakistan during the second week of September 2025.

In addition, Mapco also exported various varieties and grades of rice and other commodities to several countries. This included shipments of custom rice, sold rice, and tukdi rice.

The Corporation also provided seeds and fertilizers to paddy producers during the 2025 monsoon season. This agency also conducts contract farming on approximately 20,000 acres of land in Myanmar, providing good income to farmers. Farmers are increasingly attracted to contract farming.

During the current financial year, 2025-26, Myanmar's total pulse exports are projected to exceed 1.8 million tons, generating approximately $1.50 billion in revenue.

According to available data, during the 2024-25 fiscal year, Myanmar exported approximately 2.14 million tons of pulses worth approximately $1.82 billion to India and other countries.

Myanmar's largest exports of tur (tur) and urad (black gram) are to India, while green gram (green gram) is shipped to China. This year, due to weak demand from importing countries, pulse prices in Myanmar have softened.

On June 18, 2021, a mutually agreed agreement was signed between India and Myanmar, stipulating that India will import 250,000 tons of urad (black gram) and 100,000 tons of tur (tur) from Myanmar annually from the 2021-22 fiscal year to 2025-26.

In addition to this government-level agreement, private Indian importers are also free to import pulses from Myanmar without restriction and duty-free.