Buffalo meat prices jump by 14% within a week on supply disruption

FIEO raises concerns on its exports, employment due to govt's ban on animals' sale for slaughtering

Buffalo meat prices have surged by over 14 per cent in the last one week due to lower availability of animals for slaughtering amid government's order to ban on their sale.

Around the national capital, buffalo meat is sold at Rs 150-160 a kg now, a rise of Rs 15-20 in the last one week. This means, buffalo meat was available normally between Rs 135-140 a kg before the government notification banning sale of animals for slaughtering issued on May 24.

The ban on animals' sale for slaughtering was intended to control mushrooming of unregistered slaughtering houses in the country, in addition