Myanmar: Overseas Demand for Locally-Produced Coffee Expected to Rise in 2018

Jan 3, 2018 | Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times
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Prospects are looking good for the Myanmar coffee industry, with coffee prices kicking off the New Year on a high level and domestic market conditions looking rather positive, coffee plantation workers said. The market price for ripe coffee cherries harvested in December is now K800-K900 per viss (1.6kg), which is at the higher end of last year’s price range, said U Win Aung Kyaw, vice chair of the Myanmar Coffee Association. “The condition of the market is looking great.”