Lok Sabha Question No. 3523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Export of Meat
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3523(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## EXPORT OF MEAT

## 3523 (H). SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) the details of meat exported from the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the country-wise/year-wise amount of foreign exchange earned by the country therefrom:
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  requests/suggestions  from  various  religious organisations or social organisations for stopping the export of meat; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) & (b). The  details  of  meat  exported  from  the  country  during  the  last  three years and the current year, country-wise/year-wise 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/destination wise export of meat:

| 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 )& (d) Representations  are  being  received  from  time  to  time  from  some religious/social  organisations  demanding  ban  on  export  of  meat  and  its  products. 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. However, export of beef (meat of cows, oxen and calf) is prohibited from the country.

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