The highest Annual Growth Rate (AGR) was recorded in Assam (17.93 per cent), followed by Uttarakhand (15.63 per cent) and Chhattisgarh (11.70 per cent)
Registering a growth of 4.85 per cent over the last decade, the country’s total meat production reached 10.25 million tonne in the previous fiscal, according to government data. The total production in 2014-15 was 6.69 million tonne. The production has seen an increase of 4.95 per cent over 2022-23.
“The total meat production in the country is estimated as 10.25 million tonne during 2023-24 and registered a growth of 4.85 per cent over the past 10 years as compared to the estimates of 6.69 million tonne in 2014-15. Further, the production was increased by 4.95 per cent in 2023-24 over 2022-23.,” as per the statement from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
West Bengal emerged as the biggest contributor to the total meat production with a 12.62 per cent share, followed by Uttar Pradesh with a 12.23 per cent share. Maharashtra (11.28 per cent), Telangana (10.85 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (10.41 per cent) were the other major contributors to the production.
In terms of annual growth rate, the highest Annual Growth Rate (AGR) was recorded in Assam (17.93 per cent), followed by Uttarakhand (15.63 per cent) and Chhattisgarh 11.70( per cent).
As far as the total egg production in the country is concerned, it reached 142.77 billion during 2023-24 and registered a growth of 6.8 per cent growth over the past 10 years as compared to the estimates of 78.48 billion numbers during 2014-15. Further, the production has increased annually by 3.18 per cent during 2023-24 over 2022-23.
The official numbers revealed that the major contribution in the total Egg production comes from Andhra Pradesh with a share of 17.85 per cent of total Egg production followed by Tamil Nadu (15.64 per cent), Telangana (12.88 per cent), West Bengal (11.37 per cent) and Karnataka (6.63 per cent).
