# Cattle smuggling hits beef sales | The Shillong Times

> Beef sales in Meghalaya, India have dropped sharply as cattle smuggling to Bangladesh has reduced local supply and raised beef prices. Butchers say around 450 head leave the state daily, and they criticize the state government for not curbing it.

- Date: 2017-09-03 · published 2017-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68906-cattle-smuggling-hits-beef-sales-the-shillong-times
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

This is a small, localized supply disruption in northeast India with negligible effect on global feed grain, meal or cattle price benchmarks.

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## Sources

- theshillongtimes.com: https://theshillongtimes.com/2017/09/04/cattle-smuggling-hits-beef-sales/

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