Bangkok, - Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development held discussions with the Chinese Ambassador to Thailand regarding the export of live cattle from Thailand to China. by inviting Chinese customs officials to inspect quarantine zones in Thailand Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development plans to visit Yunnan Province to explore export routes and live cattle trade in China. Confident in opening such live cattle market It will create a lot of income for Thai cattle farmers. Dr. Somchuan Veterinarian Rattanamangkhalanon Director General of the Department of Livestock Development and his team Met and discussed with Mr. Han Zhiqiang, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China. in Thailand at the Chinese Embassy in Thailand to follow up on progress on cooperation in opening up the live cattle export market from Thailand to China. The Chinese Ambassador stated that The Chinese Customs Office has received a letter inviting Chinese customs officials to come and inspect quarantine zones in Thailand, which is currently being considered. It took 2 months to consider. In addition, information was exchanged with the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development regarding cattle raising in Thailand regarding the number of farmers, cattle breeds, farm standards, and animal feed crops. and saw that Cooperation in opening the live cattle export market from Thailand to China It will be beneficial in helping create income for the large number of cattle farmers in Thailand. Ready to confirm that Will follow this issue of cooperation closely. The Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development informed the Chinese Ambassador that The group will be leading a visit to Yunnan Province to explore export routes and the live cattle trade business. The Chinese Ambassador agreed with the schedule of the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development's visit to Yunnan Province. Because it will show the government and relevant agencies of China that they are aware of the intention of driving the Thai-Chinese live cattle trade of the Department of Livestock Development and the Thai government. On the trip to Yunnan Province, the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development and his team were to explore export routes and the live cattle trade business. It is scheduled to pay a courtesy call and discuss details of measures for importing live cattle with the Kunming Customs Office. Yunnan Agriculture Bureau and the Yunnan Commercial Office, which is confident that It will be beneficial to drive cooperation between them significantly because the Department of Livestock Development is the direct agency with authority to negotiate cooperation in exporting livestock products. The Chinese Ambassador is ready to fully support the visit of the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development to Yunnan Province. For driving the export of live cattle and products Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives The Department of Livestock Developme nt responds to the government's policy, which has prepared a plan to upgrade surveillance measures to prevent epidemics and a policy to prepare for the export of live cattle. Quality certified 'Disease-free and safe' to create assurance and confidence for trading partners that Thai livestock products are disease-free. At the same time, we are accelerating to open new markets. To export to foreign countries in markets with high purchasing power. So that cattle farmers can grow their careers sustainably and improve the quality of life of farmers as well. In 2023, the value of exports of livestock products and pet food to the People's Republic of China It has a value of approximately 19,224 million baht, with frozen poultry products worth approximately 16,917 million baht, other products such as milk and honey products and bird's nests totaling 1,015 million baht, while the pet food group is 1,292 million baht.-512 Source: Thai News Agency