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$3,108 for chilled boneless and $3,821 for frozen bone-in meat. In 2008, the Saudi market was the largest, at 5,231
MT, followed by Egypt and the UAE. The high prices paid for chilled carcasses suggest that, unlike Indian
beef/buffalo meat which is primarily consumed by non-resident Indians, chilled sheep carcasses may be destined for
middle class or high-end retail markets within the Middle East.
GOAT MEAT
India’s exports of goat meat are insignificant, with just 22 MT exported to the UAE in 2008, accounting for 74
percent of its global exports. The price was $5,404/MT.
3. PAKISTAN
Though still small relative to Brazil and India, Pakistan’s beef and sheep meat exports have seen a major increase over
the 2004-2008 period, with the Middle East as the major market for all of the country’s meat products.
Several recent developments underscore governmental commitment to increasing Pakistan’s meat exports. The
Government of Punjab is planning to establish an intensive livestock production zone on 50,000 acres of land that
will produce 60,000 MT of beef annually. In line with this initiative, the Government of Punjab has pledged an
income-tax exemption for corporate livestock farming and the provision of daily freight service at discounted rates in
order to increase the competitiveness of Pakistan’s exports. Other incentives include the establishment of cold storage
in three cities by the Punjab Agriculture Marketing Company and the abolishment of the quarantine fee by the federal
These initiatives will likely strengthen the international competitiveness of Pakistan’s meat exports.
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BEEF
Over the past five years, Pakistan has become an increasingly important exporter of chilled beef, with volumes of
exports rising from 1,713 MT in 2004 to 13,902 MT in 2008—an increase of 711 percent over just four years. Pakistan
also exports frozen beef, although this represents a small proportion (7 percent in 2008) of total beef exports. In 2008,
the three major beef importing countries of the Middle East (UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia) accounted for 76 percent
of Pakistan’s chilled beef exports and 93 percent of Pakistan’s frozen beef exports. The UAE is the fastest-growing
customer for Pakistan, with chilled beef imports increasing by 4,616 percent between 2004 and 2008, for a high of
5,625 MT in 2008. Other countries have also recorded rapid growth, with Saudi Arabia increasing its imports from
Pakistan by 300 percent and Kuwait by 624 percent over the same period. Sixty-nine percent of chilled beef exports are
in the form of carcasses, while the remaining 39 percent are in the form of bone-in cuts. Only 0.01 percent of chilled
beef is exported boneless, which explains why Pakistan does not export any beef to Egypt.
In terms of frozen beef exports, the UAE is the major customer, accounting for 79 percent of all Pakistan’s frozen
beef exports. Prices for frozen beef were $2,749 per MT in 2008, higher (surprisingly) than chilled beef at $2,355 per
MT ($2,334/MT for carcasses, $2,402/MT for bone-in cuts and $2,868/MT for boneless cuts).
SHEEP MEAT
Though still small, Pakistan’s sheep meat exports have risen dramatically in recent years, with total export volumes
more than quadrupling between 2004 and 2008 to reach 3,283 MT. Virtually all of these exports (99-100 percent) are
in the form of chilled carcasses and are destined for to the six major Middle Eastern shoat meat markets (in decreasing
order of magnitude): Saudi Arabia (accounting for an increasing share of Pakistan’s total exports, reaching 58 percent
in 2008), Oman, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain. Total exports reached 3,265 MT in 2008, for a total value just
over $12 million. The average price per MT in 2008 was $3,699, with the UAE market paying the highest price
90 The News (Pakistan), February 13, 2010
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