33.6 billion eggs laid every year (India among top 5 nations) 1000 million chicken born every year 735,000 tonnes poultry meat produced every year 45% of total production in four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu 100 eggs per capita consumption every year (urban areas) 15 eggs per capita consumption every year (rural areas) 1.2 kg per capita consumption of chicken every year (urban areas) 0.15 kg per capita consumption of chicken every year (rural areas) 68% of country’s population non-vegetarian Rs 5 billion export of poultry products in 2000 Rs 27,000 crore expected to be worth of poultry industry by 2005 -TOUFIQ RASHID
