The country’s beef exports fell by 7.62 per cent in April to $ 257.06 million possibly due to crackdown on unlicensed abattoirs in Uttar Pradesh. The country had exported $ 278.26 million worth of beef in the same month last year, according to an official data. India is the largest exporter of buffalo meat and the country shipped nearly $ 4 billion worth meat in 2016-17. Beef exports have been impacted as the Uttar Pradesh government acted against unauthorised abattoirs in the state, forcing the industry to go on strike in March.