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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.

EU-27+UK chicken meat production is expected to increase slightly again in 2020 driven by both domestic and export demand.

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.

At nearly 313.5 MMT, the total MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop is around 2 MMT higher than the previous forecast, with higher wheat, corn and barley production partially offset by a lower mixed grain....

Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma (Myanmar) are part of the fastest developing region in the world and account for roughly 221 million of Southeast Asia’s population.

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.

The unprecedented heatwave in June across much of the European Union attracted attention to the outlook for the MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop.

The European Commission has published in the EU Official Journal updated legislation amending the EU Regulation on Spirits.

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