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Burma’s beans and pulse production in MY 2020/21 is forecast to increase by 3 percent with expanded growing areas, especially for Black matpe and Toor whole in line with increased demand from India.

With the onset of COVID-19, the Government of Myanmar adjusted its rice trade policy to maintain price stability and increase farmer incomes while also ensuring a sufficient supply for domestic...

Burma's livestock sector, which has been experiencing strong growth, is expected to slow due to travel restrictions, decreasing demand, and low prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In MY 2020/21, rice production in Burma is forecast to increase in anticipation of favorable weather and increased demand from the European Union and China following COVID-19.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from November 2018.

Burma is in the process of updating many of its laws and regulations.

In July 2019, FAS sent five Myanmar private feed millers and importers to the United States on a Cochran Fellowship Program to learn more about feed and feed ingredients available....

The report lists the major export certificates required for food, feed and agricultural product imports to Myanmar.

FAS Rangoon successfully intervened to ensure the smooth arrival of the first bulk shipment of an agricultural commodity to Burma.

Production of rice and corn in Burma is forecast to increase in MY 2019/20 due to expansion of planting areas.

The report lists the major export certificates required for food, feed and agricultural product imports to Myanmar.

Myanmar is in the process of updating many of its laws and regulations. Recent new laws affecting food and agricultural imports include a Seed Law, a Plant Variety Protection Law, a Pesticide Law....