Lok Sabha Question No. 312 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Export of Meat and Meat Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 312(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## EXPORT OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

## *312(H). SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the existing policy of the Government for export of meat and meat products;
- (b) the total quantity and value of meat and meat products exported from the country during the last three years and the current year, item and country-wise along with the foreign exchange earned therefrom;
- (c) whether the Government has received requests/suggestions from various religious organizations/social  organizations  to  discontinue  the  said  exports  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the action taken thereon;
- (d) whether the Government has lifted or proposes to lift the ban on export of beef and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken into account the feelings of a large section of the population of the country in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- a) to  e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.312(H)   FOR ANSWER ON 08 TH   AUGUST, 2016 REGARDING 'EXPORT OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS'.

- (a) As per the existing Meat Export Policy, the export of beef (meat of cow, oxen and calf) is prohibited and is not permitted to be exported. Bone in meat, caracass, half caracass of buffalo (both male and female) is also prohibited and not permitted to be exported.

Only the boneless meat of buffalo (male and female) and meat of goat &  sheep  is  permitted  to  export  subject  to  the  provisions  specified  in  the Gazette Notifications  on  raw  meat  (Chilled  and  Frozen)  issued  from  time  to time under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act,1963 and subject to the fulfilment of the conditions stipulated under the Foreign Trade Policy.

- (b) The total quantity and value of meat and meat products exported from the  country during the last three years and the current year, item and countrywise along with the foreign exchange earned therefrom is given below:

Quantity in MT/Value in US$ Million

|                 | 2013-14   | 2013-14      | 2014-15   | 2014-15      | 2015-16   | 2015-16      | 2016-17(Apr-May)*   | 2016-17(Apr-May)*   |
|-----------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| COMMODITY       | QTY (MTS) | VAL (US $ M) | QTY (MTS) | VAL (US $ M) | QTY (MTS) | VAL (US $ M) | QTY (MTS)           | VAL (US $ M)        |
| BUFFALO MEAT    | 1365643   | 4350.38      | 1503512   | 4781.18      | 1314161   | 4068.66      | 188995              | 545.71              |
| PROCESSED MEAT  | 508       | 1.29         | 405       | 2.29         | 282       | 0.96         | 6                   | 0.03                |
| SHEEP/GOAT MEAT | 22608     | 115.37       | 23614     | 135.71       | 21952     | 128.38       | 3747                | 21.92               |
| OTHER MEAT      | 268       | 0.55         | 262       | 0.44         |           |              |                     |                     |
| Grand Total     | 1389027   | 4467.58      | 1527793   | 4919.62      | 1336395   | 4198.00      | 192748              | 567.67              |

## Product-wise meat export:

Source: DGCI&S/*Provisional

## Top Country-wise export of meat& meat products:

| COMMODITY   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Apr-May)*   | 2016-17(Apr-May)*   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
|             | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY                 | VALUE               |
| VIETNAM     | 524490    | 1796.316  | 633945    | 2154.39   | 605248    | 1993.01   | 68364               | 212.56              |
| EGYPT       | 107826    | 338.221   | 128082    | 422.34    | 115317    | 357.72    | 28053               | 79.92               |
| MALAYSIA    | 121713    | 388.672   | 130877    | 422.94    | 135939    | 410.02    | 20566               | 61.85               |
| SAUDI ARAB  | 80433     | 280.469   | 80845     | 301.51    | 69392     | 245.36    | 12957               | 44.72               |
| IRAQ        | 29992     | 87.1      | 23603     | 66.33     | 42988     | 117.36    | 9164                | 20.58               |
| Others      | 524573    | 1576.808  | 530441    | 1552.1    | 367511    | 1074.53   | 53644               | 148.04              |
| Total…      | 1389027   | 4467.586  | 1527793   | 4919.61   | 1336395   | 4198      | 192748              | 567.67              |

Source: DGCI&S/*Provisional

- (c ) Representations are being received from time to time from some religious/social organisations demanding ban on export of meat and its products.In

2007, as per the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Central Government had reviewed the meat export policy, in the light of the Directive Principles of State Policy under the Constitution of India, and also in the light of the policy's potentially harmful effects on livestock population, and the economy of the country and it was decided that the current meat export policy needs no change.

- (d) No, Madam. At present, there is no proposal to lift the ban on export of beef.

(e ) The existing export policy is in the interest of the farmers, livestock producers, meat consumers, traders, stake holders and stake holders of other sectors such as dairy, leather, animal feed etc. Further, the import and export of agricultural products including meat and meat products depends on various factors including availability of surplus over and above the domestic requirement, international demand and supply situation, quality standards in the importing/exporting countries, varieties traded and price  competitiveness,  compliance  of  WTO  norms  and    need  to  balance  between remunerative prices to the growers and availability of products to common man at affordable  prices  etc.    The  Government  takes  into  account  these  factors  before deciding  on  import  or  export  of  agricultural  commodities  including  meat  and  meat products.

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