ISP China Desk

FOUR  years ago I wrote a story about the Myanmar cattle industry with the heading “Myanmar’s Enigmatic Beef Cattle Industry: Please ring back in 2026.” I have just spent two weeks in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in mid-January 2020 and must review my predictions for the future of the cattle industry as a lot has happened in the last four years. In my first article I presented the following summary of the main problems that needed resolution before the live cattle trade with China could commence in earnest: