Burma: Significant Growth in Burmese Aquaculture over Last Decade but Future Uncertain

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   BM2022-0010

Burma’s aquaculture production and export in MY 2021/22 will remain flat as COVID-19 restrictions and the military coup continue to dampen the economy. Post anticipates lower U.S. soybean meal (SBM) and distiller’s dried grain with solubles (DDGS) exports to Burma in MY 2021/22 in line with slower aquaculture development and changes in foreign currency controls.

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