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India is world's third-biggest beef exporter: FAO report
July 31 , 2017
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• India is the world's third-biggest exporter of beef and is projected to hold on to that position over the next decade, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD).
• OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026 report released recently said that India exported 1.56 million tonnes of beef last year and was expected to maintain its position as the third-largest beef exporter, accounting for 16 per cent of global exports in 2026 by exporting 1.93 tonnes that year.
• The type of beef exported was not specified, but the meat exported appeared to be mostly from buffaloes as the report specified the animal for imports by Myanmar from India.
• According to the OECD database, India imported 363,000 tonnes of beef last year and the amount was projected to stay the same over the decade.
• The Outlook report ranked Brazil as the world's top beef exporter, followed by Australia.
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