"FOUR years ago I wrote a story about the Myanmar cattle industry with the heading “Myanmar’s Enigmatic Beef Cattle Industry: Please ring back in 2026.” I have just spent two weeks in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in mid-January 2020 and must review my predictions for the future of the cattle industry as a lot has happened in the last four years. In my first article I presented the following summary of the main problems that needed resolution before the live cattle trade with China could commence in earnest: Solve all the ethnic disputes across Myanmar to ensure free movement of people and trade goods throughout the country and across national borders; Eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) which is endemic in Myanmar; Mechanise Burmese agriculture so that diesel hand tractors take the place of draft cattle; Convince the new Burmese government and general population that after their 54 year bitter struggle for democracy, embracing Chinese offers of trade and infrastructure will not automatically lead to a new form of domination by the overwhelming commercial and political muscle of China. You can put a line through the barriers listed above as they are all now resolved to a point where trade has already commenced in significant volumes. I was told by a number of sources that during the period of three months prior to our visit in January 2020 that the average daily live exports into China through the Shan state border crossing of Muse were in the order of 1000 slaughter cattle per day..."