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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

07-September-2011 17:37 IST

Import/Export of Meat Products

The total value of meat imported into India during the period January, 2010 to June, 2011 is Rs. 9.80 Crore (Provisional). Country-wise quantity of meat of various animals imported along with value is available in the DGCI&S publication in CD form namely ‘Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade of India’ Volume-II latest available till January 2011, which is regularly sent to Parliament library by DGCI&S.

The total value of meat exported from India during the period April, 2010 to January, 2011 is Rs. 7090.51 Crore. Quantity of meat of various animals exported alongwith value is available in the DGCI&S publication in CD form namely ‘Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade of India’ Volume-I for January 2011, which is regularly sent to Parliament library by DGCI&S.

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today

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Trade data reporting: government disclosed import and export meat statistics and identified the published source for access. The statement reports government trade statistics for meat products, noting imports for January 2010-June 2011 and exports for April 2010-January 2011, and states that country-wise quantities and values are published in the Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade of India CD publications (Volume II for imports; Volume I for exports) which are supplied to the Parliament Library; information was supplied in a written parliamentary reply by the Minister of State.