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Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:42:24 +0100
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New study from the Economic Research Service/USDA
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From Where the Buffalo Roam: India's Beef Exports<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001riA7eYPItMvZZ8fcze4Y9KZ08H2KbgnOcIUQgwCB60x-Q2qde2Joe-y8Dgd3djPraaKX09hVBRx7Jg2vxFoktQh4unY8fHQQlvR6UkBQa6Vp6tuGOB-NhQ_4uJDGE38xyaH5d0WraEw6l5InCLAV4Eh1unAS4kQseEqCVZYlZ2wcIN_fwmOYhOr-8ZlLdOFl9I_AB3BKZMjr4biWXHUtseF5EjvfC6EmpF2vgnrLhVFDjwYmTy8dHy21lVULHMB2HrCrYWhNdMHj8jnCWmkwYQ==&c=ZMzyllD6itwbzjpMt0UOA65qIqFSRe9ISbLZZkytxNT_emverghe0w==&ch=J6kcODNv6YCdzCmIWKuQ-8FlnHXW_dAY_FQZN2mBzbpUAqM2eLB7qQ==>
Since the late 2000s, India's exports of beef-specifically water buffalo meat-have expanded rapidly, with India emerging as the world's largest beef exporter in 2014. So far, Indian exports have not been competitive with U.S. beef exports.
June 22, 2016



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India move's into the world's largest beef exports with 2015 exports estimated at 2 million tons ....(an interesting story)
In 2000, the world's top five beef exporters were Australia, the United States, the European Union, Canada, and Brazil. Among those countries today, only Australia, Brazil, and the United States remain in the top five, and India has emerged as the top exporter (fig. 1). Growth in India's beef exports and global market share has been particularly strong since the late 2000s, with the volume of exports expanding about 17 percent annually since 2008. Export growth has been mostly to middle-income markets in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, with India's water buffalo beef typically trading at low unit values relative to beef from other countries.


Part of the conclusion:......
So far, it appears that Indian water buffalo meat exports, although relatively low cost, are mostly noncompetitive with U.S. beef exports, primarily due to quality preferences and animal health regulations in the major markets that import U.S. beef. Indian exports of water buffalo meat do not comply with health standards, including FMD-free status, required by most high-income markets served by the United States; even in markets shared by the two countries, the products are likely to serve different customer segments. About 90 percent of U.S. beef exports go to markets closed to Indian beef. However, India's water buffalo meat exports are competing effectively in developingcountry markets with a demand profile that favors India's relatively low-cost product, and where import demand is substantially outpacing that in traditional U.S. markets. Although U.S. beef suppliers may be able to compete for "high-end" consumer segments in India's developing-country markets, especially as U.S. prices decline from their recent cyclical highs, it is unclear if they can compete for the faster growing, low-cost segments served by India unless Indian supplies begin to be constrained by the continued low productivity of its buffalo herd.


Nancy Morgan
Agricultural economist/investment officer
(Agro-Economiste charge de l'Investissement)
FAO, Sub-regional office, Tunis
216-71-906-553 office, 216-98-703-269 cell phone
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