Will India stop exporting beef? We import alot of beef from India. My friend used to import beef direct from India and sell to our army.
Malaysian beef imports increase 20%
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23 June 2011
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Malaysian beef imports during April increased 15% year-on-year, to 9,994 tonnes swt, lifting volumes during the first four months of 2011 by 20%, totalling 40,074 tonnes swt - the highest level since 2006.
The increase in imports was largely due to an upsurge in demand from the Malaysian foodservice sector, alongside increased efforts to replace imports from Brazil and Uruguay. Beef imports from Uruguay and Brazil have been stopped since June and October 2010, respectively, as the beef did not meet local government's halal requirements.
Malaysia was the second largest export market of Indian carabeef in 2010. It was the eighth largest market for Australian and Chinese beef exports last year and ranked twelfth for New Zealand beef.
During January to April 2011, Malaysia imported 24% more beef from India, with Indian carabeef representing 82% of total beef imports. Imports from Australia also jumped 73% over the same period, to secure 12% market share. New Zealand and China each represented 3% of the total imported beef market.
Despite the dominant market share, Indian carabeef was mainly sold through traditional markets and utilised at low-end foodservice. In contrast, Australian beef was served at high-end foodservice and modern retail outlets in Malaysia.