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B. MEAT
The table below gives an overview of 2008 exports from the five key meat exporters—Brazil, India, Pakistan,
Australia and New Zealand—to the seven major meat importing countries in the Middle East—Saudi Arabia, the
UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. Table 6 demonstrates the following characteristics of the export
market:
• For both beef and sheep meat, frozen meat dominates the market.
• Brazil and India are by far the most important beef exporters to the Middle East, with India’s beef exports
surpassing Brazil’s in 2008 after Brazil’s exports fell from much higher levels in 2006 and 2007.
• Over 99 percent of Brazil and India’s beef exports to the Middle East are boneless.
• Pakistan is the third largest beef exporter to the Middle East, exporting frozen carcasses and bone-in cuts.
• Indian and Pakistani beef is the most price competitive.
• Australia and New Zealand are major sheep meat exporters to the Middle East.
• Frozen sheep meat is Australia and New Zealand’s major export to the Middle East, and is price competitive
when compared to frozen sheep meat from India or Pakistan. For chilled sheep meat, however, Pakistan and
India are more competitive.
The following information cannot be seen on the table but is useful in understanding the data:
• Indian “beef” exports are actually primarily buffalo meat. UN COMTRADE uses the aggregate “meat of
bovine animals” without distinguishing between cattle meat and buffalo meat. The section on India below has
further information on its buffalo meat exports.
• Brazilian beef exports fell sharply from 2006 to 2008, allowing India to claim greater market share. The
reasons for this are discussed further in the Brazil section below.
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