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Abstract
The paper has examined temporal changes in the composition of livestock exports, assessed the export
competitiveness of different livestock products and analysed the factors affecting the growth of livestock
export. The performance of livestock export has been found noteworthy. The liberalization policy initiated
in 1991 seems to have improved the performance of livestock exports. The study has revealed that India is
competitive in export of meat products, except poultry. The export of buffalo meat has been increasing
consistently and the poor domestic demand has further fuelled its export. But, the export of mutton does
not seem to have much prospects in the short-run, as even the domestic demand is not being met by
domestic production. In milk and milk products, India has some advantage at the farm level, but is not
competitive in export of milk and milk products under the prevailing world market situation. The domestic
policy initiatives and increased production and productivity have been identified as the important factors
in increasing the export of livestock products. The study has suggested that strengthening of export
supply capacity domestically holds the key for enhancing export of livestock products rather than expanding
world market.