Thailand: Agriculture unlocks imports from Myanmar

Thailand's Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Capt. Thammanat Phromphao, is considering a policy to import beef cattle and buffalo from Myanmar. The policy aims to maintain the market for beef and buffalo meat products, ensuring compliance with regulations such as animal identification, vaccinations, disease testing, and traceability. The policy also seeks to address the issue of declining beef cattle prices through measures like regulating the use of red meat accelerators, preventing illegal imports, promoting the use of animal identification marks, and increasing marketing and export activities. The final decision will be based on the quantity of beef cattle, selling prices, and compliance with regulations.

Capt. Thammanat Phromphao, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Meeting of the Beef Cattle-Buffalo Development Policy Committee and National Products (Beef Board) No. 2/2024, considering unlocking the import of beef cattle and buffalo from Myanmar. which the sub-committee on maintaining the market for consumption of cattle and buffalo meat and products Have studied information for decision making. Both in terms of the quantity of beef cattle, selling prices, and the amount of imports and exports. Information on the seizure of smuggled beef cattle as well as the potential of relevant agencies to strictly comply with the specified regulations. Both in terms of import and movement procedures. Attaching animal identification numbers, vaccinations, disease testing, testing for red meat accelerators. Registration of involved parties throughout the chain for traceability from origin to destination. Setting import and export quotas Clearly register the cattle pen. And most ...