The government should set up suitable holding pens for cattle on the Myanmar side that will help lower the costs of transportation for the overland cross-border trade with China. Currently, China buys one million head of cattle from Myanmar on a quota system with discussions over an agreement ensuring more stable demand being held. Points […]
Fresh milk producers face competition from imported condensed milk
February 26, 2019 by
The Myanmar dairy industry has been growing over the past few years as access to electricity, which is essential for the development of the sector, improves, U Khin Maung Win, chair Myanmar Livestock Federation, told The Myanmar Times. “We started selling milk in 2006 and demand has not stopped growing since then. More and more […]
Illicit export of pigs from Thailand to Myanmar rampant
September 7, 2018 by
The swine industry is in a difficult time, given what is happening in the region and the impact those developments caused, an industry leader said. U Zaw Myo Tun, joint secretary from Myanmar Livestock Federation said that China decided to end imports from Vietnam, due to a territory dispute at sea, and Japan stopped the […]
Chinese investors mull expansion plans in Myanmar
July 5, 2018 by
Chinese investors have been showing keener interest to do business with Myanmar. At the China (Dezhou) Myanmar Economic Trade and Investment Cooperation Seminar on Monday, during which Chinese firms sought business partners in Myanmar for the purposes of trade and investment, Li Lian Jun, chairman of China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), said firms are […]
China to import cattle from Myanmar
June 29, 2018 by
The Myanmar government and the China’s Yunan province are planning to finalise an agreement to export cattle to meet rising demand in the Chinese market. China’s beef consumption is 8.4 million tonnes per year, according to Beijing. Beijing is expected to allow 14 beef-exporting countries into its domestic market. Myanmar is most likely to be […]
Dutch De Heus sets up $16m feed plant in Myotha
June 22, 2018 by
Animal feed firm De Heus announced the launch of its second production site in Myanmar on Tuesday, taking the overall investment in the country to more than US$30 million. This feed plant in Mandalay, combined with the Yangon facility, will enable the Netherlands-based company to tap into the growing demand in both upper and lower […]
Poultry Farmers Want Gov’t to Limit Chicken Imports
October 15, 2015 by
Local poultry farmers want government to limit the import of chickens in order to keep local farmers competitive, according to the Myanmar Poultry Business Association. “We don’t want local businesspeople to suffer. Foreign chicken imports should be limited. If Myanmar imports too much, the local market will get affected. I intend to protect this,” Dr […]
