Meat processing helps to produce value added, variety and convenience meat products to meet lifestyle requirements. For efficient use of tough meat from spent buffalo, the development of value-added convenient meat products has been carried out, wherein meat and other components are minced to reduce their particle size and other ingredients are incorporated to improve the processing quality and palatability. (Source: IVRI and MOFPI)
Areas of Production:
Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan are the key areas of processed meat production in India.
India Facts and Figures:
The country has exported processed meat to the world during the year 2023-24 as is in below table. (Source: DGCIS)
| Export Volume FY24 (MT) | Exported in FY24 (USD Mil) | |
| Processed Meat | 813.72 | 2.48 |
Major Export Destinations (2023-24): Vietnam, Bhutan, Qatar, U Arab Emts, Korea and Hong Kong. (Source: DGCIS)