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 Since 1991, factories and mills under the Ministry of Industries N0.1, dependent on the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation for better coordination between crop output and factory production, currently, the following industries are being managed by Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation as based on agricultural products. Ginning and baling, are undertaken by state-owned industries of Myanma Cotton and Sericulture Enterprise under MOAI. Cotton and by-products produced from the factories are exported annually. Annual consumption of cotton lint by different type of factories are mentioned as follows:- See Table 
In 2003-04, total number of baled cotton produced from the factories was 18216,
while at the same time, 5234 pounds of silk yarn was processed.
here exists 8 state-owned sugar mills, producing sugar for domestic consumption and export. Their
annual cane crushing capacity is shown below:- See Table
Total production of sugar from aforesaid mills in 2003-04 was
54928 metric tons. And as local as well as
international demands remain favorable, 8 new sugar mills, located in potential crop areas, are under
construction.
Jute plays an important role in domestic needs, and in foreign exchange earnings. In order to fulfill requirements, various types are manufactured by respective factories under the management of the Myanma Jute Industries. The specific types of goods being produced are jute bags, jute twines, jute carpets, hessian and other carpet backing cloth. An indication as to the situation of jute products is shown in the following table:- See Table
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The rubber plantation sector and inter alia production of rubber products, also improved considerably,
in 1988.As a government sector contribution, a crumb rubber factory was established in Thanbyuzayat
under the Rubber Rehabilitation Project implemented from 1979 to 1986, opening the way for the processing
of high quality rubber. The amount of rubber produced in 1997-98 was 842 metric tons.
