July 14, 2009
India rules out meat export ban
India on Monday (Jul 13) ruled out banning the export of meat, saying that a ban would not be in the interest of the livestock sector.
Considering the overall development of livestock sector, the government is not in favour of ban on the export of meat, according to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Scindia said representations were received from Maharaja Kumarapal Jeevadaya Trust, Munoth House and Dhahraj Baid Jain College for imposing ban on the export of meat.
However, export of cow and veal meat is banned, Scindia said.
According to official data, India exported about Rs2.86 crore meat and meat products from April 2008 to January 2009, against Rs2.65 crore in the corresponding period last year.
On June 5, India banned imports of livestock and its products for a period of six months in the wake of AH1N1 flu.
