• India exported meat and poultry products worth around USD 4.1 Bn in 2016-17.
• Major export items included buffalo meat, sheep/goat meat etc.
• Major export destinations include Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
• India exported meat and poultry products worth around USD 5 bn in 2014-15 of which buffalo meat alone accounted for USD 4.8 Bn. Other export items include egg powder, sheep/goat meat etc.

• In 2019, India produced 7.4 metric tonnes of meat and 2.98 Kg/day in per capital availability. 
• The total livestock population rose 4.6% from 512 Mn in 2012 to 536 Mn in 2019.
• 28.4% was the total contribution of the agriculture and livestock sector in India's GDP in 2017-18.
• In 2019, India produced 7.4 metric tonnes of meat and 2.98 kg/day in per capita availability.
• The total egg production from commercial poultry in 84.91 Billion numbers and backyard poultry is 18.41 Billion numbers contributing 82.2% and 17.8% of  total production of egg respectively.

The top 5 meat-producing states are Uttar Pradesh (15.1%), Maharastra (12.6%), West Bengal (10.6%), Andhra Pradesh (9.6%), Telangana (9.3%). They together contribute 56.9% of the total meat production in the country.

The top 5 egg-producing states are Andhra Pradesh (19.1%), Tamil Nadu (18.2%), West Bengal (8.3%), Haryana (5.9%), Telangana (13.2%). They together contribute 65% of the total egg production in the country.

Indicative Opportunity in Poultry & Meat Sector

Technology & Equipment Supplier

• New technologies for meat & poultry processing

• Innovations in the cold chain for better utilisation efficiency

• New veterinary technology/services

• Food Testing Labs

Processing Players

• New products value-added products frozen/chilled products, RTC/RTE, Indian ethnic products/snacks

• Egg powder plants

• New feed formulations and manufacturing

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