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Regional Workshop on Beef markets and trade in China and Southeast Asia Thailand country profile Macro&drivers&and&priori.es& ! Major drivers of economic and industry change ! Thailand has been regarded as a development success story, with sustained strong growth and impressive poverty reduction ! Private sector innovations such as improved breeds, feed technology, housing, farm management and contractual arrangements have been the prime drivers of growth ! Government priorities ! Thai government’s policy such as Beef Cattle Farm promotion in the north- eastern region and the One-Million Beef Cattle Households. ! Cattle and Buffalo Bank under the King Initiative’ free artificial insemination (AI) services and other beef cattle extension programs. ! Socio-economic importance ! Livestock plays an important role in agricultural sector, accounting for 22% of agricultural GDP. Cattle raising has been identified as 1 of 14 main products in Thai agriculture ! Thailand is a net exporter of live cattle, and a transit country for cattle movement in the Mekong region

Produc.on&indicators& Regional&trends& Beef cattle number by regions 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 North North-East Central South

Sub7sectors&and&chains& Prices& Meat retail prices in Thailand (2010 constant prices) 6.00 5.00 4.00 USD/kg 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Beef Pork Chicken

Trade& Beef and buffalo meat import to Thailand 7,000.00 1,400.0 6,000.00 1,200.0 Value&(million&USD)& Quan.ty&(tonnes)& 5,000.00 1,000.0 4,000.00 800.0 3,000.00 600.0 2,000.00 400.0 1,000.00 200.0 - - 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Cattle and buffalo meat import to Thailand by countries Quantity (left axis) Value (right axis) 1,200 1,000 Quantity &(tonnes)& 800 600 400 200 - 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Australia USA New Zealand Trade& Cattle trade in Thailand 1,600 400 1,400 350 1,200 300 Head&(thousand)& USD (million )& 1,000 250 800 200 600 150 400 100 200 50 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Live cattle import (value-left axis) Live cattle export (value-left axis) Live cattle import (head - right axis) Live cattle export (head-right axis) Hoang&Sa& Truong&Sa&