7th IAI Swine and Pork Expo

IAI Swine and Pork Expo 7th in the series of successful events organized by Pixie Consulting Solutions Ltd, will once again bring focus to the rapidly growing Indian piggeries (or hog lots) farming, Pork processing, Swine and Pork industry over the course of just 3 days.

IAI Swine and Pork Expo is the leading exhibition on Swine and Pork industry. It is a one of its kind platform that encompasses the complete Swine and Swine to Pork Industry and showcases latest innovations and cutting edge technologies across each segment.

It is a global platform that connects the world to the Indian Swine and Pork Industry, a sector growing at an encouraging rate of 7-8 % annually in India. The show focuses on the farm to fork strategy for each segment.

India is one of the most attractive destinations for business & investment opportunities, having 16% of the world's human population i.e. 1.22 billion being the 4th largest economy of the world with growing GDP @ 8% and per capita income @ 17.3% (i.e. Rs 54,527 in 2010-11).

India has a huge potention in regard of Growth. It is estimated that India's Per Capita Income will register an average growth rate of 13% during 2011-20 so as to reach $ 4,200 by 2020.

Few Interesting Facts

• Evidence shows that Stone Age man ate wild boar, the hog's(Pig) ancestor, and the earliest surviving pork recipe is at least 2000 years old.
• Around the world people eat pork more than any other meat
• Pork tenderloin -- the leanest cut of pork -- has fewer calories than boneless, skinless chicken breast.

Facts about the Pig & pork Industry in India

• The pig population of the country is 12.79 million as per the 1992 livestock census and 13.291 million as per 1997 provisional result of census from states and constitutes around 1.30% of the total world's population.
• The pork production stands at 4.20 lakh tonnes (1995). During 2001-02 the production of pork and pork products were estimated to be 612550 mt with 3.03% growth rate in last decade.
• The contribution of pork products in terms of value works out to 0.80% of total livestock products and 4.32% of the meat and meat products.
• There is a vast Scope for this industry in India as the contribution of pigs to Indian exports is very poor. About 934 tonnes of pork and pork products were exported during 1995-96. The value of pork and pork products exported is Rs. 262 lakhs against the total value of Rs. 61604 lakhs on account of meat and meat products export.

The swine industry which accounted for 80 percent of total livestock production registered a high growth in the recent Years. The gain in production was noted during these years  when more animals were slaughtered . Pork is one of the most widely eaten meats in the world, accounting for about 38% of meat production worldwide, although consumption varies widely from place to place. World pork consumption has increased by 27% from 1997 to 2005…and is still increasing, with total global pork consumption for 2005 at over 93 million metric tons (MT). Pork is the meat of choice worldwide and offers opportunities for both U.S. pork producers and foreign pork producers to expand international sales. The value of U.S. pork exports in 2005 was $2.28 billion or $22.01 per U.S. hog slaughtered (Plain, 2006).

There is a Vast Potential available in this industry as the field is less explored.