Myanmar Waives Certain Import, Export Requirements to Promote Ag Trade
Myanmar is waiving import and export licensing requirements for certain agricultural goods to help sustain the flow of food into the country, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report released March 15. The licensing exemptions will…
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apply to certain food staples -- including rice, grains, oils, cotton, sugar and onions -- from March 8 through April 9, USDA said. While the country’s February military coup has crippled Myanmar’s logistics sector and delayed trade (see 2103090005), the exemption may provide “some relief” for U.S. wheat and soybean exports, USDA said. The agency said Myanmar’s largest barrier to trade remains the lack of drivers to move the more than 10,000 containers stuck at ports.