If cows are sacred in India / Hinduism, why do Hindus purchase leather products?

[KALKI]

I'M GUILTY OF THIS MYSELF...



1) HIGH BEEF EXPORTS FROM INDIA

2) MANUFACTURING OF LEATHER PRODUCTS

3) PURCHASING LEATHER PRODUCTS

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER?

[Kalpana.v]

When we have havans at home we are told to remove any belts or items made from leather but in our house we have leather sofas, shoes made from leather. Other things too..
it never makes any sense. Most the time we turn a blind eye or ignore it...We should be removing and stop using anything leather related...

[SonicDJGuy]

We shouldn't be using beef products full stop
No justification

[balti]

Beef exports are justified like this:


Water buffalo meat and bovine bred cows.

Bovine cows are considered sacred.

[Neha.Kulkarni]

Originally Posted by balti

Beef exports are justified like this:


Water buffalo meat and bovine bred cows.

Bovine cows are considered sacred.

Buffalo or Bovine, cow is a cow...
We stopped having any type of leather products n the house, its quite difficult when even car seats are made of leather..
The most you can do is restrict yourself or limited usage of leathery products

[MsTee1985]

Originally Posted by Neha.Kulkarni

Buffalo or Bovine, cow is a cow...
We stopped having any type of leather products n the house, its quite difficult when even car seats are made of leather..
The most you can do is restrict yourself or limited usage of leathery products

Yhh, It doesn't really make sense when the pundit do a haven in the house..they start giving a lectures on leather products making you feel all guilty..
don't wear leather belts, remove leather shoes from the area
while they sit in a car or travel in things with leather products

[Asiansoul]

Originally Posted by MsTee1985

Yhh, It doesn't really make sense when the pundit do a haven in the house..they start giving a lectures on leather products making you feel all guilty..
don't wear leather belts, remove leather shoes from the area
while they sit in a car or travel in things with leather products

I think what they mean is...Remove leather items during the course of the haven to show no signs of disrespect..
It would b every difficult to boycott leather fully unless you lived in a self-serving ashram

[Karmadev]

India becomes main world beef exporter in 2012, and probably 2013

While the mantle of the world largest beef exporting nation has traditionally been a three-way race between Australia, Brazil and the US, 2012 has seen India race ahead of the pack, with expectations for Indian beef exports to grow again in 2013.

Export forecasts released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service points to Indian beef exports reaching 2.16 million tons cwt in 2013, up from a world leading 1.68 million tons cwt in 2012 – with the next closest nation in 2013, Brazil, shipping 1.45 million tons cwt.

Compared to the 29% year-on-year rise forecast in Indian beef exports in 2013, Brazilian and Australian (1.41 million tons cwt) beef exports are only expected to increase 4% and 2%, respectively.

Given a falling cattle herd and constrained beef production, US beef exports in 2013 are forecast to decline 1.1% year-on-year, to 1.1 million tons cwt.

The rapid growth in Indian exports over the past five years has grabbed the attention of the other major beef exporting nations, with all exporters very closely monitoring the expanding global footprint created by Indian beef.

The most notable of these is Malaysia, where in 2011 Indian beef imports maintained 82% market share, with Australia next, at 13%.

From a supply viewpoint, India’s potential to sell beef into the world market is substantial. With the world’s largest bovine herd (this includes both cattle and buffalo), forecast to reach 327.3 million head in 2013, annual beef production is well below that of nations with much smaller herds.

In 2013, Indian beef production is tipped to reach 4.17 million tons cwt, compared to 11.27 million tons cwt in the US, which has a herd of around 90 million head.

According to the USDA, while Indian laws prohibit the slaughter of cattle for religious reasons, buffalo slaughter is allowed, but restricted to bulls and unproductive heifers.

Additionally, the financial incentive to salvage and sell buffalo calves for slaughter is contributing to the rising beef supplies, albeit with average carcase weights remaining very low compared to other countries (USDA). (Argentine Beef Packers SA)

https://en.mercopress.com/2012/11/07...-probably-2013

[xxHaRrOw-GiRlxx]

Originally Posted by Karmadev

India becomes main world beef exporter in 2012, and probably 2013

https://en.mercopress.com/2012/11/07...-probably-2013

If India didn't sell beef they would call India un-Secular and blame Hindus

[balti]

Originally Posted by Karmadev

India becomes main world beef exporter in 2012, and probably 2013

https://en.mercopress.com/2012/11/07...-probably-2013

Under BJP rule it seems India is now lagging behind Brazil as world exporter sof beef..

In 2018, Brazil was the world's largest exporter of beef, providing close to 20 percent of total global beef exports, outpacing India, the second-largest exporter, by 527,000 metric tons carcass weight equivalent (CWE).1 Jul 2019

Brazil Once Again Becomes the World’s Largest Beef Exporter

In 2018, Brazil was the world’s largest exporter of beef, providing close to 20 percent of total global beef exports, outpacing India, the second-largest exporter, by 527,000 metric tons carcass weight equivalent (CWE). Moreover, USDA projects that Brazil will continue its export growth trajectory for the next decade, reaching 2.9 million metric tons, or 23 percent of the world’s total beef exports, by 2028.

Brazil has the world’s second-largest cattle herd—232 million head—and its production is largely based on grass. Increased beef demand worldwide has stimulated increased production and productivity gains. In 2018, Brazil reached its highest level of beef production at 9.9 million metric tons. According to a September 2018 report by USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), programs that subsidize and improve pastures and crossbreeding are primary drivers of the overall increase of cattle production in 2019 (another significant factor is improved pasture conditions in major production regions). Between 1990 and 2018, the Brazilian cattle herd expanded by 56 percent (based on estimates from the FAS Production, Supply and Distribution database). Brazil’s beef production last peaked in 2014, when it reached 9.7 million metric tons CWE. During Brazil’s 2014-16 recession, coupled with devaluation of Brazil’s national currency, the Brazilian real, beef output continued to grow, though at a slower pace, while higher local-currency denominated prices compensated for higher production expenses.

China and Hong Kong continued to dominate as the top two destinations for Brazil’s beef exports, accounting for 44 percent of Brazil’s total beef shipments in 2018. China in 2012 lifted a Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-related ban on Brazilian beef in 2012 and has since become a top importer. With an increase in the number of Brazil’s beef plants authorized to export to China, exports are expected to increase further in 2019 and over the next decade.

According to USDA’s FAS, aside from China and Hong Kong, Brazil also seeks to increase its beef exports to South Africa, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Singapore, and is in negotiations to open its beef market to Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the world. Brazil is currently the largest producer of halal meat and has the potential to make inroads into Middle Eastern and other predominantly Muslim markets—especially with the region’s rising income levels coupled with higher rates of urbanization. As of 2018, the Middle East was the third-largest importer of Brazilian beef, with a 16.1 percent market penetration, which partially offset recent decreases in Brazilian beef exports to Venezuela and Russia.

https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves...beef-exporter/