# The road from Mandalay: Myanmar's rise as key Chinese cattle supplier - Beef Central

> Beef Central reports that live cattle exports from Myanmar into China via the Muse border crossing average about 1,000 head a day, with trade now running in significant volumes. The author says the earlier barriers to the trade, including disease and ethnic disputes, have largely been resolved.

- Date: 2020-05-15 · published 2020-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53085-the-road-from-mandalay-myanmar-s-rise-as-key-chinese-cattle-supplier-beef
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A growing Myanmar supply channel to China adds to Chinese beef import capacity, modestly easing demand pressure on other cattle exporters.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report/the-road-from-mandalay-myanmars-rise-as-a-key-chinese-cattle-supplier/

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