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🥩US BOXED BEEF$7.80/kg +$0.12
🐓BRAZIL CHICKEN$2.80/kg -$0.05
🐷EU PORK€2.40/kg +€0.08
🐑AU LAMB$8.50/kg +$0.20
🐃INDIA BUFFALO$3.80/kg +$0.04
🐟NORWAY SALMON€6.40/kg -€0.15
🦐INDIA SHRIMP$3.20/kg -$0.08
🥚US EGGS$1.89/dz -$1.12
🌽CBOT CORN$4.85/bu +$0.06
🌾CBOT SOYBEAN$10.20/bu +$0.14
🐓INDIA BROILER₹165/kg +₹3
📊FAO MEAT INDEX122.3 +8.7%
🥩US BOXED BEEF$7.80/kg +$0.12
🐓BRAZIL CHICKEN$2.80/kg -$0.05
🐷EU PORK€2.40/kg +€0.08
🐑AU LAMB$8.50/kg +$0.20
🐃INDIA BUFFALO$3.80/kg +$0.04
🐟NORWAY SALMON€6.40/kg -€0.15
🦐INDIA SHRIMP$3.20/kg -$0.08
🥚US EGGS$1.89/dz -$1.12
🌽CBOT CORN$4.85/bu +$0.06
🌾CBOT SOYBEAN$10.20/bu +$0.14
🐓INDIA BROILER₹165/kg +₹3
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🇮🇳 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.

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PROTEINSBroilerBuffaloGoatSheepEggsFreshwater Fish
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Deterministic editorial summary — not AI-generated

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.

Major ExporterLarge Domestic Market
WHAT TO WATCH
DGFT export policy circulars
MEP and duty changes directly set the floor for Indian buffalo meat export pricing
WOAH Avian Influenza alerts — India
AI outbreaks trigger import bans by GCC countries within 48 hours, cutting off the primary Indian poultry export corridor
INR/USD exchange rate
Indian buffalo meat pricing is USD-denominated; rupee depreciation improves export competitiveness
KEY BENCHMARKS
NECC Daily Egg Price (Namakkal)
NECC
APEDA Export Statistics
APEDA
Indore Soybean Meal Spot Price
NCDEX
PRICE ARBITRAGE SIGNAL — ILLUSTRATIVE

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.

TRADE & PRODUCTION DATA
Source: USDA FAS PSD · FAO FAOSTAT · MLA · NSC · VASEP (public datasets)
Buffalo Meat
Export000 MT
1.4k
2024E
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1.3k
1.4k
1.4k
1.3k
1.4k
APEDA / FAO FAOSTAT
Shrimp
Export000 MT
710
2024E
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
685
734
762
650
710
MPEDA / FAO FAOSTAT
Broiler Chicken
Production000 MT
5.3k
2024E
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
4.4k
4.6k
4.8k
5.1k
5.3k
USDA FAS PSD
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Venky's India Q4 FY2024: Poultry Processing Revenue Grows on Domestic Demand Recovery
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Venky's India reported Q4 FY2024 results showing continued growth in its integrated poultry operations, with revenue from the poultry products division incre…

29 May 2024QuarterlyResults
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Official customs-level trade flows for India will appear here as data is sourced from approved providers and published. Current data status: draft flows under review.

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Documents / Evidence
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Venky's (India) Ltd — Annual Report 2023-24
annual report30 Jun 2024subject country
WOAH HPAI H5N1 Disease Notification — India 2024
disease bulletin15 Mar 2024subject country
Key Protein Categories
Broiler
Buffalo
Goat
Sheep
Eggs
Freshwater Fish
Brands (2)
Venky's
consumer· poultry
Venky's
consumer· poultry
Facilities (2)
Venky's Chicken Division Processing Plant
processing plant· Pune
Venky's Hatchery Nashik
hatchery· Nashik
Global Market Context
Global indices — not country-specific
FAO Food Price IndexFAO
FAO Meat Price IndexFAO
FAO Dairy Price IndexFAO
FAO Vegetable Oil Price IndexFAO
FAO Cereals Price IndexFAO
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Brands2
Facilities2
Events1
Documents2
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