Myanmar has exported about 110,000 tons of rice to Bangladesh under the government-to-government pact, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rice trade in September this year. According to this MoU, Bangladesh has agreed to buy 250,000 tons of white rice and 50,000 tons of parboiled rice from Myanmar between 2022 and 2027.

Under the MoU, Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Food and Myanmar Rice Federation signed a sales contract for 200,000 tons of Myanmar’s white rice to be exported to Bangladesh. As per the sales contract, Myanmar has shipped about 110,000 tons of white rice to Bangladesh as of 28 November 2022. Furthermore, over 2,000 tons of rice are being loaded onto the ship for now. The remaining will be delivered before the deadline.

As per the MoU between Myanmar and Bangladesh on the rice trade, 48 companies, under the supervision of the Myanmar Rice Federation, are to export 200,000 tons of rice to Bangladesh with Chinese yuan payment between October 2022 and January 2023.

Following the contract, white rice (ATAP) GPCT Broken STX variety will be delivered. The FOB prices were 2.78856 Yuan per kilo and 2788.56 Yuan per tons. The Export/Import division of the Trade Department issued 42 export licenses worth over 534 million Yuan for 41 companies to convey 191,700 tons of rice to Bangladesh.

Since 7 September 2017, Myanmar and Bangladesh have engaged in rice trade under the Government-to-government pact. That MoU stated that Bangladesh has agreed to buy Myanmar’s white rice (250,000 tons) and parboiled rice (50,000) tons between 2017 and September 2022. Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Food and MRF signed the sales contracts as per the MoU and Myanmar sent 100,000 tons of rice to Bangladesh each in 2017 for the first time and 2021 for the second time, according to the sales contract.