# India’s crackdown on cow smuggling adds to Bangladesh's GDP - TRT World

> India's crackdown on cattle smuggling to Bangladesh has shifted cattle farming and milk processing growth into Bangladesh. Bangladesh reported a meat self-sufficiency milestone in 2018.

- Date: 2020-10-29 · published 2020-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50588-india-s-crackdown-on-cow-smuggling-adds-to-bangladesh-s-gdp-trt-world
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The shift reshapes regional cattle and dairy supply but has little direct effect on international feed or livestock prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-09 | [Hike in beef price due to smuggling, says Sanbor \| Highland Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41340-hike-in-beef-price-due-to-smuggling-says-sanbor-highland-post.md) | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-05-21 | [Indonesia urged to build cow hubs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70973-indonesia-urged-to-build-cow-hubs.md) | -1.4% | -1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-02 | [Stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world's forests \| European Committee of the Regions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52140-stepping-up-eu-action-to-protect-and-restore-the-world-s-forests-european.md) | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-01 | [Cattle Crash on Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices: Row Crops Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22525-cattle-crash-on-trump-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-row-crops-rally.md) | -4.7% | -10.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-27 | [EU imposes import ban on six goods to halt “imported deforestation” - Etifor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43170-eu-imposes-import-ban-on-six-goods-to-halt-imported-deforestation-etifor.md) | +0.9% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-09 | [Hike in beef price due to smuggling, says Sanbor \| Highland Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41340-hike-in-beef-price-due-to-smuggling-says-sanbor-highland-post.md) | -1.0% | +7.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-21 | [Indonesia urged to build cow hubs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70973-indonesia-urged-to-build-cow-hubs.md) | +2.5% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-01 | [Cattle Crash on Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices: Row Crops Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22525-cattle-crash-on-trump-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-row-crops-rally.md) | -3.7% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- trtworld.com: https://www.trtworld.com/article/13115171

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