Myanmar's Urad and Tur Exports Increase in January

04-Feb-2026 05:59 PM

Yangon. With the commencement of new supplies of pulses in Myanmar, India's northeastern neighbor, and strong demand, especially from India, exporters are finding a good opportunity to increase shipments of urad and tur.

Data from Myanmar's export association, the Overseas Agri Trade Association (OATA), and the trade organization MPBMSMA shows that urad exports from the country improved to 82,673 tons during January 2026, which was 2,407 tons more than the 80,266 tons shipped in January 2025 and significantly higher than the 46,065 tons exported in December 2025.

In January 2026, Myanmar exported 71,550 tons of urad to India alone, while 4,310 tons were shipped to Vietnam, 1,452 tons to Malaysia, and 5,361 tons to other countries.

It is noteworthy that during the entire period of 2025 (January-December), a total of 846,084 tons of urad were exported from Myanmar, the majority of which was sent to India.

As far as pigeon peas (tur) are concerned, exports from Myanmar surged to 17,160 tons in January 2026, which was 11,555 tons more than the 5,606 tons shipped in January 2025, but less than the 19,560 tons exported in December 2025.

In January 2026, Myanmar exported the highest amount of tur, 16,925 tons, to India, while the remaining 235 tons were shipped to other countries.

During January-December 2025, a total of 365,867 tons of tur were exported from Myanmar. In addition, Myanmar exports a large quantity of mung beans, but these are not imported into India.

Myanmar primarily depends on India for the export of urad and tur (pigeon peas), and strong Indian demand is driving a significant increase in their production there. These two pulses will continue to be imported into India duty-free until March 31, 2026.