India's Buffalo Meat Exports Value Stood Unchanged in 2020-21 Despite Pandemic

India's buffalo meat exports stood at $3.17 billion in 2020-21, which remained unchanged from the previous fiscal figure.

Despite an overall decline in export of goods owing to the Corona virus pandemic, India's buffalo meat exports stood at $3.17 billion in 2020-21, which remained unchanged from the previous fiscal figure, the Government has maintained. “Buffalo meat export from India is going on smoothly and there are no hurdles in the supply chain. The affordably-priced buffalo meat is contributing towards food security and food price inflation control in the importing countries,” the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. The value realisation of buffalo has also increased to $2,921 per MT (metric tonne) from $,2754 per MT, the ministry added further in a statement. Being one of the largest exporters of buffalo meat in the world, India exports to 70 countries like Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia among others.