What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Myanmar today?
The retail price range for Myanmar rice is between US$ 4.35 and US$ 6.29 per kilogram or between US$ 1.97 and US$ 2.85 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Myanmar
The retail price range in Kyat for rice is between MMK 9,260.43 and MMK 13,376.17 per kilogram or between MMK 4,199.74 and MMK 6,066.29 per pound(lb) in Naypyitaw and Yangon.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Myanmar rice is between US$ 3.05 and US$ 4.40 per kilogram or between US$ 1.38 and US$ 2.00 per pound(lb).
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Myanmar Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Rice from Myanmar over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.31 US $ per kg, followed by 0.53 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.34 US $ per kg, before increasing to 0.4 US $ per kg in 2020 and 2021. Looking ahead, it is likely that the export price of Rice from Myanmar will remain around 0.4 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Myanmar Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Myanmar over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was at its highest at $0.77 per kg, before dropping to its lowest in 2017 at $0.31 per kg. Prices then rose to $0.53 per kg in 2018, before dropping again to $0.34 per kg in 2019. Prices have since remained relatively stable, with the import price per kg of Rice in 2020 and 2021 both being $0.40. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kg of Rice into Myanmar in 2023 and 2024 will be around $0.40.Export values for Myanmar rice
The total values in export for rice in Myanmar were US$ 877,870, US$ 2,061,648, US$ 1,843,508 and US$ 1,564,858 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Myanmar: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Myanmar rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Myanmar exported 4,644,024 tonnes of rice. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Myanmar rice (cereals/grains category) has increased, with a change of 33.353 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports reduced by -30.7 percent bringing the exporter US$1,564.86m for the year 2019. Myanmar's rice exports are classified as:
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
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Myanmar rice export values
In 2019, Myanmar shipped rice valued at 1,564.86m USD, a contraction of -15.12% from 2018's total rice export of 1843.508m USD. The yearly change in value of Myanmar rice between 2017 to 2018 was -10.581 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Myanmar's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was -30.7% when compared to a variation of 33.353% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Myanmar rice ( in '000$ )
Myanmar procured 5,574 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Myanmar was 175,167,120 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -4.73%. The country had an estimated 55,367,000.00 hectares under rice cultivation.