Food, Meat and Beverage Processing Industries Updates

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Punjab to export livestock​

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter
April 26, 2026

LAHORE: Punjab will export livestock and meat as the provincial government on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with seven institutions, including a Chinese company, for the purpose.

A video link meeting in this regard was presided over by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Under the agreement one million livestock will be exported.

The meeting was informed that China’s Global Meat Company would install a boiler unit in collaboration with the government-owned Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company in the province.

“The boiler unit will prepare boiled meat on a large scale for export. Meat companies will import the meat of 300,000 animals ready for export. A target is set for fattening 300,000 buffaloes and cows, and 300,000 sheep and goats. Some 100,000 goats and sheep will be raised for export.”

“The state-of-the-art veterinary hospitals will be established in every tehsil of the province. Four mobile veterinary dispensaries will operate in each tehsil to provide door-to-door animal treatment.”

 

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Pakistan’s Big Bird secures major export contract, eyes to dominate global halal market​

July 16, 2026
BR Web Desk

Big Bird Foods Limited (BBFL), a Pakistani poultry processing unit, has secured a major contract to export poultry products to a Gulf-based halal food company.

The listed company shared the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday.

“BBFL is pleased to announce that the company has secured a significant export order from a Gulf-based halal food company for the supply of raw chicken and further processed poultry products,” read the notice.


The company said that the order is expected to approximately double its current export volumes, with additional upside potential as production capacity expands and additional product categories are introduced.

“Based on current projections, the contract is expected to add further Rs1.2 billion in annual revenues,” it said.

The company shared that the global halal food market is currently estimated to exceed $900 billion annually and is projected to grow to over $1.4 trillion by 2034, presenting significant long-term opportunities for established halal producers with internationally compliant processing facilities.

Whereas, Pakistan’s annual meat exports are expected to exceed $500 million in FY26.

 

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“Given the strong growth prospects of the global halal food market, Pakistan is well-positioned to increase its export footprint. The company is expected to benefit from its Gulf-based contracts, supporting higher foreign exchange earnings and a more diversified revenue base,” it said.

BBFL was established in September 2011 as a private limited company. It converted into a public limited company on June 1, 2023. The company specialises in manufacturing, importing, exporting, supplying, and distributing quality chicken products, including processed, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-eat items, for national and international markets.

The company aims to increase its capacity utilisation to meet growing local and export demand and plans to diversify its product offerings based on customer preferences across borders.

 

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Pakistan’s First Donkey Meat Shipment from Gwadar Free Zone Successfully entered Chinese Market​

Tahir Ali | Gwadar Pro
Jul 15, 2026

GWADAR - Pakistan’s first shipment of donkey meat produced in the Gwadar Free Zone has officially entered the Chinese market after clearing customs at Tianjin Port on Wednesday, marking a milestone in bilateral trade under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

“This marks Pakistan’s first-ever export of donkey meat to China and the first food product manufactured in Gwadar Free Zone to reach the Chinese market—a truly historic milestone,” stated Hangeng, the Chinese company.

According to the shipment label, the consignment consists of frozen boneless donkey foreleg meat, packed in 25-kilogram cartons and produced at the Gwadar Free Zone in Balochistan. The product was processed for export under Pakistan’s veterinary inspection and certification requirements before entering the Chinese market.