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Pearl producers from Myanmar are bent on offering more exceptional pearls to further strengthen their international presence.
Golden South Sea pearls from Myanmar
Pearl farmers
Myanmar is focusing on the quality, rather than the quantity, of the pearls it is producing
State-owned Myanmar Pearl Enterprise (MPE) is increasing its production of high-quality pearls in 2020 and beyond to attract more buyers and further raise its profile in the international scene.
Min Min Oo, managing director of MPE, said Myanmar pearls are steadily making waves globally based on latest government data.
Pearl production rose to 568,320.27 mommes in 2018-2019, up 33.8 percent from 424,628.01 mommes in 2014-2015. From 2014, Myanmar has produced almost four million pieces of pearls equivalent to 2.5 million mommes.
Exports are also on the upswing. Government data revealed that South Sea pearl shipments from Myanmar were 114.55 percent higher at 513,474.37...
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