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[...]... PS&D database, January 2003 4 ◆ India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 Economic Research Service/USDA Consumer Demand and Preferences The major meats consumed in India are fish, bovine (cow and buffalo), mutton and goat, pig, and poultry (fig 3).5 Although consumption of poultry meat appears to be underestimated in the FAO data, the data indicate that poultry consumption grew faster... of poultry consumption 8 P Kumar, Food Demand and Supply Projections for India, Agricultural Economics Policy Paper 98-01, IARI, New Delhi, 1998 6 ◆ India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 growth since the mid-1990s (app table 1.2), together with growth rates in per capita income and real poultry prices (table 2) during the same period, are consistent with elasticities of demand... consumption and World Bank per capita purchasing power parity (PPP) income data India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 ◆ 7 urbanized than in the southern and western areas (fig 4 and app table 1.3) In contrast, the southern and western regions are the most urbanized and have the highest average per capita incomes The northern region also has areas with relatively high incomes and urbanization,... integrating maintenance of parent and grandparent flocks into their operation 10 ◆ India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 Data Collection Methods The data used in this study were collected during a field survey by an ERS team that visited India in August 2001 Because of significant regional variations in poultry demand and in the structure of poultry production, the team traveled... of employee health, water supplies, sanitary conditions, India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 ◆ 19 and refrigeration facilities One plant was the exclusive supplier to McDonald’s franchises in India and, hence, able to meet its standards Another plant meets standards for exporting to Dubai and other Middle East markets, and currently exports about 20 percent of its output The... of India’s population, but their populations tend to be less Economic Research Service/USDA Income Growth and Poultry Meat Demand: A Cross-Country Comparison The rapid apparent growth in poultry demand in India is consistent with patterns reflected in crosscountry data for countries in the Asia and Near East region Norton and Alwang provide estimates of income elasticities of demand for poultry and. .. steps to improve feed conversion, including innovations such as pelletization and automated feeding, as well as improvements in feed purchasing and logistics India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 ◆ 13 Poultry farmers have a strong understanding of the importance of balanced feed rations They recognize corn and soybean meal as technically superior ingredients for broiler rations,... reports; Poultry Yearbook, Economic Research Service, USDA India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 ◆ 17 Poultry Marketing and Prices Most poultry meat in India is marketed to consumers in the form of live birds, with only a small share of output now marketed as chilled, frozen, or further processed products The costs of moving live birds, including transport, shrinkage, and mortality... market down sharply, and below production costs for most producers in the region India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 ◆ 9 Poultry Production: Structure and Technical Performance The structure and costs of production in the Indian poultry meat industry vary from region to region While independent and relatively small-scale producers still account for most production, relatively... survey, August 2001 India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects / WRS-04-03 ◆ 23 often supplanted traditional wholesalers and also established their own retail presence to squeeze the margins traditionally taken by many small wholesalers and retailers This strategy, at least in part, reflects an effort by the integrators to exploit the high price elasticity of demand for poultry meat and increase profits . technical, and policy assumptions on poultry supply and demand prospects and the implications for feed trade. India’s Poultry Sector Development and Prospects Introduction Figure. market and policy uncertainty, poor power and transport infrastruc- ture, and high taxes on processed food. iv ◆ India’s Poultry Sector: Development and Prospects