Punjab livestock export plans have moved forward after Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif oversaw agreements with seven organisations to boost the province’s meat export sector. Officials said Punjab aims to export up to one million livestock animals, including animals prepared through fattening, processing and export-readiness programmes.
Punjab plans to export up to one million livestock animals under MoUs signed with seven organisations, including a Chinese meat company. The plan includes boiled meat processing with PAMCO, fattening targets for cows, buffaloes, sheep and rams, free livestock for rural women, veterinary upgrades and machinery subsidies.
The export plan includes memorandums of understanding with seven organisations, among them a Chinese meat processing company. Under the arrangement, the Chinese firm will work with the Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company (PAMCO) to install a large-scale boiler unit.
Officials said the facility will allow industrial-scale processing of boiled meat for export. The Express Tribune also reported that Punjab had signed MoUs with seven entities, including a Chinese global meat company, and that the boiler unit would be installed with PAMCO to support boiled meat exports.
PAMCO is a Punjab government-owned company established to formalise the horticulture and meat sectors through production, processing and export-linked interventions. Its Lahore Meat Processing Complex lists slaughtering, chilling, deboning, freezing, cold storage, traceability and Halal and food-safety compliance as part of its meat export infrastructure.
That processing link matters because meat export growth depends on more than animal numbers. Export buyers also require disease control, traceability, cold chain, certified processing and consistent quality.
Export Targets Cover Cattle, Sheep And Goats
Officials said companies involved in the agreements will initially import meat from about 0.3 million animals ready for export. The plan also sets targets for fattening 300,000 cows and buffaloes, along with 300,000 sheep and rams.
In addition, around 100,000 goats and sheep will be raised specifically for export purposes. These figures show that Punjab is not relying solely on existing animal stock; it is also building a pipeline of export-ready livestock.
The provincial government has been moving toward export-oriented livestock planning for some time. In 2024, Punjab’s official website quoted Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif as saying that increasing milk and meat production would meet local needs and boost exports, while the government also planned an Animal Identity Traceability System to improve livestock care.
