MEAT EXPORTS
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.
