06/04/2026 (The Global New Light of Myanmar) - Myanmar will import soybean grains from the United States, extract them, and export them as soybean oil to foreign countries, according to the Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation (MAPCO).

The International Feed Corporation of the US and the MAPCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to import soybean grain from the US to Myanmar. Currently, MAPCO is reportedly importing between 500 and 1,000 tonnes of defatted soybean flakes for animal feed.
“Soybean oil is popular among our consumers and is considered a healthier option. Therefore, we plan to integrate the rice and oil industries to support the livestock sector. We will primarily import soybean grain and process it in rice bran oil plants to produce oil and defatted soybean flakes. In addition, we intend to export the oil. This plan will be submitted to the government for approval,” said an official from the MAPCO.

Soybean grain from the US will be imported in containers via Singapore or Malaysia before arriving at Yangon Port.

The MAPCO will, with government approval, import soybean grain within the next three months and process it into oil at two rice bran oil plants in Yangon, at a plant in Nay Pyi Taw—which is expected to be completed soon—and at another plant in Myaungmya. — ASH/TH

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