Lok Sabha Question No. 557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Export of Meat
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 557 ANSWERED ON 03/02/2026

## EXPORT OF MEAT

## 557. DR. SHARMILA SARKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री )  be pleased to state:

- (a) the volume and value (in Rs.) of meat exported from India since 2014, year, category and State-wise;
- (b) the  top  five  countries  to  which  meat  is  being  exported  and  the  quantities exported since 2014, both in volume and value, year wise; and
- (c) the  top  five  meat  exporting  States  and  their  destinations  since  2014,  year, category and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) and (c): The volume and value (in Rs.) of meat exported from India since 2014, year and category- wise are as below:

## India's Export of Meat to the World (Qty in MT )

|         |   Buffalo Meat |   Sheep/Goat Meat |   Poultry Meat |   Processed Meat |   Other Meat |       Total |
|---------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|
| 2013-14 |    1.45194e+06 |          20425.8  |        6691.63 |           488.78 |       255.23 | 1.4798e+06  |
| 2014-15 |    1.47631e+06 |          22827.8  |        8642.68 |           406.11 |       261.92 | 1.50845e+06 |
| 2015-16 |    1.31453e+06 |          21635.7  |        7217.81 |           279.42 |         0    | 1.34367e+06 |
| 2016-17 |    1.32358e+06 |          22008.6  |        3055.03 |           140.9  |        12.07 | 1.34879e+06 |
| 2017-18 |    1.35056e+06 |          21906.5  |        4690.35 |           269.66 |      1044.43 | 1.37847e+06 |
| 2018-19 |    1.23664e+06 |          18425    |        7249.29 |           405.63 |       852.36 | 1.26357e+06 |
| 2019-20 |    1.15255e+06 |          14128.8  |        4616.83 |           439.61 |      1030.41 | 1.17276e+06 |
| 2020-21 |    1.08562e+06 |           7050.55 |        3385.82 |           774.11 |       894.04 | 1.09772e+06 |
| 2021-22 |    1.17519e+06 |           8695.97 |        3863.66 |           462.58 |      1946.95 | 1.19016e+06 |
| 2022-23 |    1.17587e+06 |           9592.31 |        4853.44 |           331.57 |       701.81 | 1.19135e+06 |
| 2023-24 |    1.2956e+06  |          10829    |        5862.49 |           813.72 |       223.68 | 1.31333e+06 |
| 2024-25 |    1.25478e+06 |          11581.1  |        7428.48 |           226.5  |         0    | 1.27401e+06 |

India's Export of Meat to the World (Value in Rs. Crore )

|         |   Buffalo Meat |   Sheep/Goat Meat |   Poultry Meat |   Processed Meat |   Other Meat |   Total |
|---------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------|---------|
| 2013-14 |        26472.3 |            679.58 |          55.83 |             6.92 |         3.23 | 27217.9 |
| 2014-15 |        29289.2 |            821.54 |          73.15 |            14.2  |         2.67 | 30200.7 |
| 2015-16 |        26688.1 |            833.9  |          81.94 |             6.16 |         0    | 27610.1 |
| 2016-17 |        26161.5 |            869.74 |          29.43 |             4.58 |         0.21 | 27065.5 |
| 2017-18 |        26033.8 |            835.75 |          35.94 |             9.91 |        16.43 | 26931.9 |
| 2018-19 |        25168.3 |            790.65 |          61.01 |            13.52 |        13.73 | 26047.2 |
| 2019-20 |        22668.5 |            646.69 |          43.1  |            14.72 |        16.32 | 23389.3 |
| 2020-21 |        23460.4 |            329.96 |          36.69 |            11.92 |        18.06 | 23857   |
| 2021-22 |        24613.2 |            447.58 |          49.14 |            10.56 |        45.52 | 25166   |
| 2022-23 |        25648.1 |            537.18 |          75.87 |            11.72 |        16.93 | 26289.8 |
| 2023-24 |        31010.1 |            643.55 |          83.75 |            20.55 |         6.82 | 31764.8 |
| 2024-25 |        34392.4 |            719.43 |         112.06 |             9.43 |         0    | 35233.3 |

Source: DGCIS

The government maintains record of total meat exports from India. The data for State wise exports of Meat is not maintained in absence of validation, as these are based on the basis of the state-of-origin code reported by the exporters in the shipping bills.

(b) The top five countries to which meat is being exported from India and the quantities exported since 2014, both in volume and value, year wise is as below:

India's Export of Meat to the World (Qty in MT )

|          |   Vietnam |    Egypt |   Malaysia |    Iraq |   United Arab Emirates |   Total of top 5 |   Others |       Total |
|----------|-----------|----------|------------|---------|------------------------|------------------|----------|-------------|
| 2013- 14 |    526469 | 107826   |     121741 | 29992   |                53568.9 | 839597           |   640206 | 1.4798e+06  |
| 2014- 15 |    636190 | 128082   |     131127 | 23602.5 |                52408.3 | 971411           |   537038 | 1.50845e+06 |
| 2015- 16 |    605467 | 115317   |     135993 | 42986.9 |                47999.2 | 947763           |   395904 | 1.34367e+06 |
| 2016- 17 |    663440 | 107594   |     112620 | 53988.4 |                48290.3 | 985932           |   362861 | 1.34879e+06 |
| 2017- 18 |    743706 |  90019.6 |     114415 | 63071.6 |                44368.9 |      1.05558e+06 |   322893 | 1.37847e+06 |
| 2018- 19 |    569693 |  47129   |     124469 | 67514.6 |                49724.6 | 858530           |   405040 | 1.26357e+06 |
| 2019- 20 |    372404 | 132074   |     133656 | 71490.4 |                40939.6 | 750563           |   422200 | 1.17276e+06 |
| 2020- 21 |    124324 | 146920   |     127980 | 60319.5 |                38824.6 | 498368           |   599356 | 1.09772e+06 |
| 2021- 22 |    149465 | 288609   |     154424 | 91373.5 |                51737.3 | 735609           |   454554 | 1.19016e+06 |
| 2022-    |    172064 | 158653   |     193431 | 99751.8 |                64684.5 | 688585           |   502764 | 1.19135e+06 |

| 23       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |             |
|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
| 2023- 24 | 251889 | 192784 | 194250 | 130119 | 101005 | 870047 | 443285 | 1.31333e+06 |
| 2024- 25 | 218721 | 215724 | 187304 | 117027 | 102951 | 841726 | 432285 | 1.27401e+06 |

India's Export of Meat to the World (Value in Rs. Crore )

| Country   |   Vietnam |   Egypt |   Malaysia |   United Arab Emirates |    Iraq |   Total of top 5 |   Others |   Total |
|-----------|-----------|---------|------------|------------------------|---------|------------------|----------|---------|
| 2013-14   |  10983.8  | 2033.33 |    2356.42 |                1147.29 |  526.77 |          17047.6 | 10170.3  | 27217.9 |
| 2014-15   |  13218.3  | 2574.03 |    2587.11 |                1212.4  |  406.16 |          19998   | 10202.7  | 30200.7 |
| 2015-16   |  13126.9  | 2325.58 |    2683.06 |                1220.48 |  766.63 |          20122.6 |  7487.48 | 27610.1 |
| 2016-17   |  13584.2  | 2026.75 |    2377.55 |                1191.88 |  859.59 |          20040   |  7025.46 | 27065.4 |
| 2017-18   |  14789.9  | 1645.61 |    2388.99 |                1055.11 | 1005.66 |          20885.3 |  6046.63 | 26931.9 |
| 2018-19   |  11936.2  |  821.65 |    2574.9  |                1263.36 | 1192.79 |          17789   |  8258.28 | 26047.2 |
| 2019-20   |   7576.06 | 2365.04 |    2684.19 |                1062.29 | 1207.86 |          14895.4 |  8493.91 | 23389.3 |
| 2020-21   |   2997.44 | 2785.39 |    2837.97 |                 909.43 | 1102.94 |          10633.2 | 13223.9  | 23857   |
| 2021-22   |   3637.8  | 5508.52 |    3321.33 |                1225.44 | 1662.59 |          15355.7 |  9810.35 | 25166   |
| 2022-23   |   4088.81 | 3260.3  |    4303.57 |                1632.61 | 1876.65 |          15161.9 | 11127.9  | 26289.8 |
| 2023-24   |   6238.84 | 4481.69 |    4786.19 |                2781.1  | 2728.65 |          21016.5 | 10748.3  | 31764.8 |
| 2024-25   |   6266.82 | 5549.41 |    5245.98 |                3115.22 | 3043.54 |          23221   | 12012.3  | 35233.3 |

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