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India is one of the leading producers of poultry meat in the world. The increase in the average income and the urban population has led to a tremendous increase in the poultry demand and a steady increase in consumption over the years. In 2024, the consumption of poultry meat in India was found to be over five million metric tons, an increase from the previous year.

India’s poultry stock

To meet the growing demand, the poultry population in the country has grown at a rapid pace. In 2003, the poultry and livestock population in India were almost the same but the poultry sector has grown a lot more comparatively ever since. In 2019, the population of poultry in India was over 800 million. This was a 16 percent increase over the last five years. In 2019, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu had the largest population of poultry in India accounting for more than 100 million.

Poultry trade in India

According to the source, India exported more than 7,000 metric tons of poultry meat to other countries. Even though the volume was high, it was less than the volume exported in 2016. For the same period, import of poultry meat was low but followed an increasing trend.