VUAT

Exports

India's exports of milk and milk products

India’s export of milk and milk-based products, Rs. crore

Sl. No

Item

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

Milk and cream not concentrated (HS 0401)

2.89

0.74

5.75

0.85

10.65

2.44

Milk and cream concentrated (HS 0402)

330.21

84.63

561.45

82.97

343.70

78.81

Buttermilk, yoghurt and fermented milk (HS 0403)

1.16

0.30

1.09

0.16

4.82

1.10

Whey and whey products (HS 0404)

8.61

2.21

16.55

2.45

19.33

4.43

Butter and other fats (HS 0405)

44.1

11.30

81.52

12.05

46.99

10.78

Cheese and curd (HS 0406)

3.2

0.82

10.32

1.53

10.65

2.44

Total

390.17

100.00

676.68

100.00

436.13

100.00

Source: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, 2007

Product-wise export of major milk products and their percentage share to net export during 2006-07 is shown in figure below.

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India’s exports of poultry products

As may be seen from the following table, India’s exports of poultry products attained a peak in 2006-07 (Rs. 318.3 crores) as compared to previous years. Birds, eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked constitute the largest segment with about 50% share. Processed egg products accounted for about 48% of the exports. Meat products accounted for very low share of around 1%.

Segment-wise India’s exports of poultry products from 2003-04 to 2006-07, Rs. crore

Sl.No	Segment	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
1.	Bird egg in shell, fresh preserved or cooked (HS 0407)	139.26 (49.89%)	169.51 (62.69%)	188.87 (59.60%)	157.28 (49.41%)
2.	Bird egg not in shell and egg yolk fresh, dried cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS 0408)	108.90 (39.02%)	88.55 (32.75%)	123.29 (38.91%)	153.03 (48.08%)
3.	Meat and offal of live poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS 0207)	25.52 (9.14%)	7.49 (2.77%)	3.53 (1.11%)	4.49 (1.41%)
4.	Live poultry fowl, duck, geese, turkey and guinea (HS 0105)	5.44 (1.95%)	4.83 (1.79%)	1.21 (0.38%)	3.51 (1.10%)
	Total	297.12	270.38	316.90	318.31

Source: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, 2007

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India’s exports of meat and meat products

India's export of meat and meat products reached Rs. 3,224 crores during 2006-07. Frozen bovine meat dominated the exports with a contribution of over 97%. The demand for bovine meat in international market has sparked a sudden increase in the meat exports from India. The main markets for Indian bovine meat are Malaysia, Philippines, Mauritius, and Gulf countries.

India’s export of meat and meat products, Rs. crore

Sl. No

Commodity

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

Frozen bovine meat (HS 0202)

1750.94

94.07

2583.01

96.51

3143.50

97.49

Fresh, Chilled, Frozen swine meat (HS 0203)

1.13

0.06

1.26

0.05

8.55

0.27

Fresh, Chilled, Frozen goat meat (HS 0204)

81.27

4.37

80.37

3.00

63.05

1.96

Fresh, Chilled, Frozen poultry meat/ offal (HS 0207)

7.58

0.41

3.53

0.13

4.49

0.14

Edible meat, salted, brined, dried, smoked (HS 0210)

9.79

0.53

5.56

0.21

2.65

0.08

Other preserved/prepared meat offal (HS 0208)

10.58

0.57

2.66

0.10

2.32

0.07

Total

1861.30

100.00

2676.39

100.00

3224.56

100.00

Source: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, 2007

India’s exports of other animal products

Among exports of other animal products other Raw skin/hide accounted for over 60% of exports earning Rs. 3,358 crores during 2006-07 followed by Silk (Rs. 1,753 crore) which accounted for over 30% of the export animal products other than milk, egg and meat. Honey exports however, decreased by half contributing only 1% of the total exports.

Sl. No

Items

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

Raw Skin/hide (HS 41)

2755.12

57.51

2851.31

56.32

3358.18

60.33

Wool/ Animal hair (HS 51)

319.23

6.66

358.07

7.07

393.98

7.08

Natural Honey (HS 0409)

68.27

1.43

116.22

2.30

60.92

1.09

Silk (50)

1648.02

34.40

1737.42

34.32

1753.12

31.50

Total

4790.64

100.00

5063.03

100.00

5566.20

100.00

During 2005-06 it was estimated that 38.31 lakh eggs, 56.83 MT of meat and 5,080 kg of butter were exported from Kerala against 39.02 lakh eggs, 68.95 MT of meat and 3,896 kg butter during 2004-05.