Question : Licences Issued to Slaughter Houses by APEDA

(a) the details of the slaughter houses having licence from Agriculture and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) in the country, State/ UT-wise;
(b) the details of the licences granted by APEDA for opening of new slaughter houses during the last three years and the current year, year-wise, State/UT-wise and district-wise details of Uttar Pradesh;
(c) the details of the export of different kinds of meat taken place during the said period; and
(d) the details of the revenue earned therefrom, meat-wise and year-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a & b) The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is not involved in licensing of slaughterhouses in the country. However, for export purposes, APEDA registers integrated abattoir-cum-meat processing plants/ stand-alone abattoir and meat processing plants.
(c & d) The details of export of different kind of meats, during the last three years and the current year, are as under:
Quantity in MT; Value in USD Million
Product 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
(April-May)
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
Buffalo Meat 1314533.59 4069.68 1323576.11 3911.97 1350563.48 4036.89 195754.77 594.93
Sheep/Goat Meat 21635.69 127.78 22008.58 129.98 21906.51 129.68 3779.01 22.97
Poultry Meat 7217.81 12.52 3055.03 4.42 4690.34 5.58 1211.00 1.66
Animal Casings 206.36 2.61 173.24 2.07 12424.66 50.68 1887.67 6.26
Processed Meat 279.42 0.96 140.90 0.69 269.66 1.54 74.47 0.37
Other Meat 0.00 0.00 12.07 0.03 1044.43 2.55 124.31 0.28
Total 1343872.87 4213.55 1348965.93 4049.16 1390899.08 4226.92 202831.23 626.47
Source: DGCI&S
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