Buffalo Meat Exports

Firms seek clarity on livestock markets in states, they see momentum by end of june

Experts say with several countries averse to Chinese products, India's farm exports have an opportunity to capture such markets; buffalo meat, rice are among the products with promise

Non-availabilty of labour and transport takes a toll on shipments; bottlenecks at customs exacerbate problem despite round-the-clock clearance by govt

Shipments made recently stuck in ports, causing huge demurrage payouts; Exporters fear payment defaults running into millions of dollars

Tighter border controls in China have hurt a black market meat trade that's normally worth about $2 billion a year

China does not allow imports of Indian buffalo beef due to fears over foot-and-mouth disease, but the meat is often smuggled into the country through neighbouring nations

India is the world's biggest exporter of buffalo meat and rice

India's buffalo meat export to Vietnam has come under surveillance in that country, due to negligence in health certificates issued by Indian authorities for shipment of the country's largest export-centric agricultural commodity.Vietnam is the largest market for Indian buffalo meat, with annual import volume of 0.67 million tonnes worth a little over $2 billion, nearly half of the overall $4 bn. The food safety authority in Vietnam has approved only 32 plants in India for export of buffalo meat. The other processing plants have not applied to for registration and approval. And, those not so registered with the Vietnamese agency have been found to be shipping out buffalo meat, the health certificates not mentioning destinations or the period during which exports can be made. The Vietnamese authority said this contravened World Trade Organization norms.Therefore, in a notice to buffalo meat exporters, U K Vats, general manager of the government's, Agricultural and Processed Food ...

India is the world's biggest exporter of buffalo meat

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