🇮🇳 IndiaProtein Intelligence
India is the world's largest buffalo meat exporter and one of Asia's fastest-growing poultry markets. The country processes over 4 million tonnes of poultry annually, with broiler production concentrated in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
India is the world's largest buffalo meat exporter and a top-5 broiler market, with export corridors to 75+ countries.
India's protein sector is bifurcated: a large-scale buffalo and goat export industry serving GCC and Southeast Asian halal markets, and a rapidly growing domestic broiler industry driven by rising urban protein consumption. APEDA and DGFT export policy circulars are the primary signals for Indian exporters. Feed grain costs — particularly soybean meal at Indore and corn at Nizamabad — set the floor for poultry production economics.
When Indian broiler farm gate prices fall below ₹80/kg and Brazilian poultry exports are constrained by AI incidents, Indian suppliers offer competitive pricing into UAE and Malaysia — a direct arbitrage opportunity for GCC importers.
Delhi NCR broiler farmgate prices recovered to ₹105/kg live weight as of 28 Oct 2026, up from a monsoon trough of ₹97/kg in August. Ghazipur Mandi wholesale …
APEDA and FSSAI jointly fast-tracked halal certification renewal for 14 processing units targeting Vietnam and Malaysia, following a 6-month backlog that sta…
India's buffalo meat (carabeef) exports reached USD 5.2 billion in FY2025-26, up 9% YoY, driven by surging demand from Vietnam, Malaysia, and Egypt. APEDA da…