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Per capita meat consumption has been rising steadily, however, <strong>and</strong> is expected to
continue to increase. 77
<strong>India</strong>ns traditionally prefer fresh meat, <strong>and</strong> thus there is low dem<strong>and</strong> for chilled meats
<strong>and</strong> even less for frozen meat. 78 Bovine meat, mainly buffalo meat, <strong>and</strong> poultry accounted
for approximately 70 percent <strong>of</strong> all meat consumption in 2003 (fig. F.2). Buffalo meat
<strong>and</strong> poultry are popular, in part, because they are competitively priced <strong>and</strong> neither is
taboo to any major <strong>India</strong>n religion. 79 In recent years, some pulses have become more
expensive than buffalo meat, making it more popular as a protein alternative to pulses. 80
Goat <strong>and</strong> sheep meat are actually preferred by <strong>India</strong>ns to buffalo meat <strong>and</strong> poultry, but
consumption is low because low production levels keep their prices relatively high. 81
FIGURE F.2 <strong>India</strong>: Selected total meat consumption, percent share,
2003
Pigmeat
8%
Offals, edible
10%
Bovine meat
42%
Mutton & goat
12%
Poultry meat
28%
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT (accessed May 27, 2009).
Fruits <strong>and</strong> Vegetables
Production
<strong>India</strong> is the second-largest producer <strong>of</strong> fruits <strong>and</strong> vegetables in the world. Fruit production
was 62.9 mmt <strong>and</strong> covered 5.8 million ha in MY 2007/08. 82 Although <strong>India</strong>’s different
climatic zones allow for the production <strong>of</strong> many different kinds <strong>of</strong> fruit, tropical fruit
dominates, in particular bananas, mangoes, <strong>and</strong> citrus fruits, which together account for
77 EIU, <strong>India</strong> Food: Sub-Sector Update, November 11, 2008.
78 Ibid.
79 Dhankhar, <strong>India</strong>: Livestock <strong>and</strong> Products, September 2, 2008, 8; industry <strong>of</strong>ficial, interview by
Commission staff, Washington, DC, April 7, 2009.
80 Dhankhar, <strong>India</strong>: Livestock <strong>and</strong> Products, September 2, 2008, 8.
81 Ibid., 3.
82 Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong>, Ministry <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, Directorate <strong>of</strong> Economics <strong>and</strong> Statistics, Agricultural
Statistics at a Glance, 2008.
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