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www.benisonmedia.com INDUSTRY NEWS Indian Government Extends

Think Grain Think Feed - Volume 10 | Issue 2 | Dec 2023

De-oiled Rice Bran Export Ban

Until March 2024

notification. Export of oil- "The ban negatively affects
cake and other solid solvent extraction, without
residues, whether ground or serving its intended purpose
in the form of pellets, of reducing dairy costs as
resulting from the extraction de-oiled rice bran price has
of vegetable or microbial fats the least impact on milk and
or oils is prohibited, the dairy prices," the association
notification said. mentioned in a press release
On Jul 28, the government released in November.
banned the export of de- The price of de-oiled rice
oiled rice bran till Nov 30, bran has dropped sharply to
following a sharp rise in around INR 13,500 per ton at
domestic prices of dairy present from INR 18,000 in
products. August, the association said.
However, the Solvent India exports de-oiled rice
The Centre has extended the
Extractors' Association bran primarily to Vietnam,
ban on export of de-oiled
contends that de-oiled rice Cambodia, and Thailand, and
rice bran till Mar 31, the
bran rates do not have much it is used majorly as pig feed
Directorate General of
impact on prices of milk and in these countries.
Foreign Trade said in a recent
dairy products. Source: Informist Media
Problem of Plenty in Telangana's

Poultry Industry

Over the past nine years save business husbandry department
since state formation, the The state produces about 3.7 officials, commercial poultry
annual egg production has crore eggs daily and out of egg constitutes for a large
risen by over 65% from 1,061 this 1.7 crore goes to other part of production and
crore in 2014-15 to 1,767 states, mainly Maharashtra, backyard poultry accounts
crore in 2022-23, as per the Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West for only a minor portion. The
data from the state planning Bengal and Uttar Pradesh other avenue is the
department's report. international market. But
The consumption within the
But the industry is finding it state is half an egg per only Tamil Nadu has the
tough to keep pace with its person daily. Though this is required infrastructure and it
increasing capacity as local within the NIN is exporting it to West Asia,
consumption has been recommendation, it is not a industry sources said.
stagnant and there is stiff healthy figure for the egg The government there gives
competition in other states. industry. Growing the lot of subsidies to poultry
With a share of 13%, domestic market is a farmers. We would also be
Telangana occupies the third herculean task, industry able to better with that kind
spot in the country behind sources said. of support," a poultry farmer
Tamil Nadu (22%) and In some states daily egg said.
Andhra Pradesh (16%). Rise production is merely in lakhs. Source: Times of India
in egg consumption can only According to animal

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