Lok Sabha Question No. 1666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Meat Import and Export
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1666

ANSWERED ON 01 ST  AUGUST, 2024

## MEAT IMPORT AND EXPORT

## 1666.  MS. S JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)         the details of import and export of meat from 2014-2024, including beef;
- (b)         whether the Government has any plans or initiatives to increase meat exports;
- (c)         if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has studied the impact on meat import and export due to prevailing social phenomena like protests and mob attacks; and
- (e)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

- (a) Details of import and export of meat including beef from 2014-2023 are as below:

| HS Code (02) - Meat and Edible Meat Offal (In USD Million)   | HS Code (02) - Meat and Edible Meat Offal (In USD Million)   | HS Code (02) - Meat and Edible Meat Offal (In USD Million)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                         | Import                                                       | Export                                                       |
| 2014                                                         | 2.95                                                         | 5075.62                                                      |
| 2015                                                         | 2.29                                                         | 4341.05                                                      |
| 2016                                                         | 2.49                                                         | 3971.56                                                      |
| 2017                                                         | 4.50                                                         | 4309.50                                                      |
| 2018                                                         | 4.42                                                         | 3744.64                                                      |
| 2019                                                         | 5.65                                                         | 3450.63                                                      |
| 2020                                                         | 2.10                                                         | 3106.05                                                      |
| 2021                                                         | 3.56                                                         | 3384.03                                                      |
| 2022                                                         | 5.33                                                         | 3251.88                                                      |
| 2023                                                         | 6.82                                                         | 3647.57                                                      |

Source: ITC (International Trade Centre) Trade Map

(b) & (c) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is mandated  with  the  responsibility  of  export  promotion  and  development  of  its  scheduled  products including meat and meat products. The following initiatives have been taken by APEDA:

- i. APEDA provides financial assistance to its registered exporters through its Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) which aims to facilitate the export of agri-products  including  meat  and  meat products under the components:
- a) Development of Export Infrastructure
- b) Quality Development and
- c) Market Development.
- ii. For  export  promotion  of  various  agricultural  and  processed  food  products  including  meat products, APEDA organises its participation in various International Trade Fairs all over the world, wherein, member exporters of APEDA participate to showcase the strength of Indian Agricultural & Processed Food Products including meat & meat products.
- iii. APEDA also organises Reverse Buyer Seller Meets and Buyer Seller Meets, wherein, buyers from  potential  importing  countries  are  invited  for  interaction  with  exporters  of  APEDA scheduled products including meat and meat products.
- iv. APEDA follows up with the importing countries through Indian Missions such as Indonesia, Philippines, Oman, Vietnam, Uzbekistan etc. for approval of pending applications of Indian meat establishments and also follow up with the concerned Indian Mission and Territorial Divisions of DoC, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) to take up the market access issues with importing countries to facilitate exports of meat and meat products.
- v. To tap the potential of value added meat & meat products, APEDA sensitises its exporters to venture into exports of meat based value added products.

(d) & (e) Ministry of Food Processing Industries has not conducted any such study.

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