28th April, 2003
Ministry of Food Processing Industries  


MEAT EXPORTS


LOK SABHA

As per information furnished by Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), meat other than beef was exported during 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 to various countries including Angola, Bahrain, Brazil, China, Congo, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA & Yamen Arab Republic.

As per information made available by APEDA, while a few units have their own slaughter houses, others are sourcing meat for export from other slaughter houses including municipal slaughter houses, located all over the country. There are a few slaughter houses in private sector which are located at Aurangabad, Koregaon and Nanded in Maharashtra; Goa; Aligarh, Unnao, Barabanki, Greater Noida in UP; Zeheerabad, Medak in Andhra Pradesh; Maurigram in WB and Derabassi in Punjab.

This information was given in Lok Sabha today by Shri N.T. Shanmugam, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries in a written reply.